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ERIC Number: EJ562176
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1911
The Discourse of Post-16 English Teaching.
Hardman, Frank; Williamson, John
Educational Review, v50 n1 p5-14 Feb 1998
Analysis of the discourse styles of 10 British teachers of English showed that teacher-led recitation was the dominant practice, though it imposed linguistic and cognitive constraints on students. This practice follows the transmission model rather than the constructivist model of learning. (SK)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English Teachers, Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England; Recitation