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ERIC Number: EJ539367
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0155-0640
Talk Around Text: Acquiescence or Empowerment in Secondary English.
Love, Kristina
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, v19 n2 p1-25 1996
A "transitivity" analysis within a systematic functional grammar is used to explore what the discourse of reading lessons looks like in one secondary school context and to examine what is being communicated about the culture of schooling. Conclusions are drawn concerning the value of teacher and test-authorising strategies. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Inferences, Instructional Materials, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Secondary Education, Teacher Developed Materials, Videotape Recordings, Vocabulary
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Transitivity