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Communication Scaffolding

Communication Scaffolding is a pedagogical and interactional framework within the broader category of instructional strategies that enables the gradual development of communicative competence by providing context-sensitive, temporary support structures tailored to the learner's current level of understanding and linguistic ability.

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221

Authors

101

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2017–2026

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Publications

119

Teaching Language as Communication

Elaine Tarone, H. G. Widdowson · TESOL Quarterly · 1980 · 1.3K citations

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Teaching Language as Communication

Norman F. Davies · System · 1979 · 965 citations

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Primate Vocalization, Gesture, and the Evolution of Human Language

Michael A. Arbib, Katja Liebal, Simone Pika · Current Anthropology · 2008 · 347 citations

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Rethinking scaffolding in the information age

Nicola Yelland, Jennifer Masters · Computers & Education · 2005 · 280 citations

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Chinese students' perceptions of communicative and non-communicative activities in EFL classroom

Zhenhui Rao · System · 2002 · 262 citations

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Authors

221

  1. AA
    April A. Kedrowicz

    North Carolina State University, United States

    2 publications · 30 citations

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  2. LK
    Louise Kuchel

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    2 publications · 48 citations

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  3. SS
    Sylvia Scribner

    City University of New York, United States

    2 publications · 30 citations

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  4. MB
    Michael Boyle

    West Chester University, United States

    2 publications · 105 citations

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  5. MW
    Michael W. Pratt

    Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

    2 publications · 30 citations

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Institutions

101

  1. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    423 citations

  2. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    103 citations

  3. Curtin University

    Perth, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    36 citations

  4. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    50 citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    54 citations

  6. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    48 citations

  7. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    280 citations

  8. Empire State University

    Saratoga Springs, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    42 citations

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Venues

  1. System

    5 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. Communication Education

    4 publications · 181 citations

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  3. Computers & Education

    4 publications · 383 citations

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  4. English for Specific Purposes

    3 publications · 70 citations

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  5. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education

    JMBE · 2 publications · 35 citations

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