The Functions of Silence within the Context of Teacher Training.

Phillips, Diane

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ERIC Number: EJ493151

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Functions of Silence within the Context of Teacher Training.

Phillips, Diane

ELT Journal, v48 n3 p266-71 Jul 1994

This article examines the function of silence in both preservice and in-service teacher education classroom observations, workshops, and feedback sessions. Teacher educators and teacher trainees need to be aware of the effects of silence in oral and written discourse. (19 references) (MDM)

Descriptors: Body Language, Classroom Observation Techniques, Communication Problems, Feedback, Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Teacher Education, Teacher Educators, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Workshops

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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