ERIC Number: EJ867215
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 20
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Investigating Norms of Listening in Classrooms
Sangster, Pauline; Anderson, Charles
International Journal of Listening, v23 n2 p121-140 2009
Previous research into listening has tended to focus on individual processing rather than on how sociocultural contexts mediate the nature and quality of listening. This article draws on a study involving observations of listening lessons conducted by ten English teachers regarded as skilled practitioners, interviews with these teachers and with 40 of their students. It focuses on presenting interview findings which point to the need to take account in any discussion of listening of the varied and complex demands of social transactions and of the norms governing these transactions in particular classroom settings.
Descriptors: Listening, Social Behavior, Behavior Standards, English Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Classroom Communication, Attention, Expectation, Peer Relationship, Learner Engagement, Junior High School Students, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Observation, Interviews, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Edinburgh)
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