Understanding Communication in Second Language Classrooms

Abstract

PART 1 UNDERSTANDING COMMUNICATION IN SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS 1 Understanding communication in second language classrooms 2 Teachers' control of the patterns of classroom communication 3 Students' perceptions of the patterns of classroom communication 4 Students' knowledge and use of language 5 Students' use of language for classroom learning and second language acquisition PART 2 EXAMINING PATTERNS OF COMMUNICATION IN SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS 6 Examining teacher-student interaction 7 Examining student-student interaction 8 Examining community/school-based issues and second language classrooms PART III PROMOTING COMMUNICATION IN SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS 9 Promoting communication in second language classrooms 10 Classroom communicative competence.