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Publication Date: 1995
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Scaffolding Second Language Communicative Discourse with Teacher-Controlled Multimedia.
Johnston, Jerome; Milne, Lynda
Foreign Language Annals, v28 n3 p315-29 Fall 1995
Discusses the use of Teacher's Partner, a multimedia tool that assists the foreign language teacher by presenting communicative exchanges among native speakers. Year-long research analyzing classroom interaction patterns showed increased use of communicative discourse by teacher and students in those class periods when the Teacher's Partner was used by the teacher. (17 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Discourse Analysis, French, High School Students, High Schools, Learning Strategies, Multimedia Instruction, Native Speakers, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teacher Role, Videodisks
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Language: English
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