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Gremmo, M.-J.; And Others – 1978
Turn-taking in language classroom discourse is analyzed in order to discover patterns of instructional teacher-pupil exchange. It is concluded that traditional modes of second language instruction (especially in English as a second language) tend to stifle student initiative. Since students rarely have the opportunity to open an exchange, it is…
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Dialogs (Language), Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
