Sway Students in the Foreign Language Classroom.

Faltis, Christian Jan

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ERIC Number: EJ336043

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Publication Date: 1986

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Sway Students in the Foreign Language Classroom.

Faltis, Christian Jan

Foreign Language Annals, v19 n3 p195-202 May 1986

Examines how six "sway" students, that is, students who have learned how to interact verbally with the teacher in a foreign language, affected the organization of interaction and language development in a high school Spanish class. The effect was that they allowed the teacher to progress effectively through the lesson. (Author/SED)

Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques, Group Dynamics, High Schools, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Student Participation, Teacher Response, Teaching Styles

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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