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Peer reviewedKennedy, Judith – Language Awareness, 1996
Based on a variety of recorded classroom data, this article focuses on language teachers' classroom explanations and suggests that teacher talk in the form of explanations can be a source of valuable language input for learners. The article emphasizes that in language teaching, explaining is a central and difficult part of any teacher's work. (38…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, Interaction Process Analysis, Language Teachers
