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Publication Date: 2016
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Ethnography of Communication in Praxis in the Literature Classroom
Hepburn, Carol
Journal of Instructional Research, v5 p50-60 2016
In this article, I suggest that an applied communication approach using Dell Hymes' framework of "ethnography of communication" could serve as an intervention strategy in order to promote a greater sense of shared community within the college literature classroom. I explore this framework with consideration on how this communication approach could be used as a way to help students identify with stories that contain culture-specific language in the form of speech codes. This framework promotes shared knowledge, which is necessary for member identification, and thus is critical to promote greater sensitivity to an author's cultural community. This article offers researchers interested in the intersection between applied communication research and ethnography the opportunity to study the ways mediated communication can create cultural sensitivity through an insider's view of the heritage, the language differences, as well as the patterns of speech often found in ethnically diverse literature.
Descriptors: Ethnography, Praxis, Classroom Communication, Literature, Teaching Methods, Definitions, Speech Acts, Speech Communication, Communication Research, Ethics, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, College English, Cultural Context
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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