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Download full textBocchi, Joseph – 1989
The popular model of collaborative learning views classrooms as contexts where nonmembers of "valued" communities become members by mastering accepted knowledge, discourse forms, and methods. Although attractive to educators, this model allows only for changes in individual students, not in "valued" communities. Further, its…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, College Environment, Critical Thinking
Walters, Toni S. – 1998
The language of a literate classroom is profoundly impacted by that which is included, excluded, ignorantly condoned, and perpetually presented with distortions. The article analyzes seven comprehensive frameworks: (1) diverse voices; (2) identities of the language users; (3) present and absent curriculum; (4) cognitive structures influencing…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Structures, Critical Thinking
Smith, Mark – 1997
The proliferation and subsequent devaluation of electronic symbols necessitate a rethinking of classroom discourse. In recent years, "visual literacy" has become an issue among those who feel that the increasingly symbolic orientation of communications compels the writing instructor to address the dynamics of both visual and written…
Descriptors: Advertising, Classroom Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Critical Thinking
