A Study of Gender Differential Linguistic Interaction in the Adult Classroom.

Kelly, Jean

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Publication Date: 1991

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A Study of Gender Differential Linguistic Interaction in the Adult Classroom.

Kelly, Jean

Gender and Education, v3 n2 p137-43 1991

To determine whether men dominate language in a mixed-gender adult classroom, 4 lessons were observed and recorded at a training course for 10 supervisors in London. Men helped maintain women's silence by the competitive nature of their discourse. Men's linguistic domination is related to research on children's classrooms. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques, Dialogs (Language), Females, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Males, Persuasive Discourse, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Supervisors, Urban Schools

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (London)

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