Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ519957
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Publication Date: 1995
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Analyzing Talk in ESL Peer Response Groups: Stances, Functions, and Content.
Lockhart, Charles; Ng, Peggy
Language Learning, v45 n4 p605-55 Dec 1995
Analyzes the interaction during peer response occurring in a writing class. The article identifies four categories of reader stances--authoritative, interpretive, probing, and collaborative--and examines language functions and topics discussed during the response sessions. It is concluded that interactive peer response is beneficial to students. (35 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Context Effect, Data Collection, English (Second Language), Feedback, Foreign Countries, Group Discussion, Interaction Process Analysis, Peer Influence, Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes, Tables (Data), Teacher Role, Writing Processes
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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