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ERIC Number: EJ352127
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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An Introduction to Powerful and Powerless Talk in the Classroom.
Johnson, Craig E.
Communication Education, v36 n2 p167-72 Apr 1987
Introduces the concept of powerful/powerless talk for instructors interested in incorporating this construct in their classrooms. Provides a brief summary of powerful/powerless talk literature. Offers guidelines for introducing these research findings into the curriculum. (AEW)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Courts, Discourse Analysis, Expressive Language, Higher Education, Human Relations, Language Patterns, Language Role, Language Usage, Persuasive Discourse, Sex Differences, Sociolinguistics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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