Peer-Peer Dialogue as a Means of Second Language Learning.

Swain, Merrill; Brooks, Lindsay; Tocalli-Beller, Agustina

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ERIC Number: EJ647278

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Peer-Peer Dialogue as a Means of Second Language Learning.

Swain, Merrill; Brooks, Lindsay; Tocalli-Beller, Agustina

Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, v22 p171-85 2002

Considers recent research in which peer dialogue has been examined with the purpose of understanding its impact on second language learning. Reviews research from the perspective of a sociocultural theory of mind that claims cognition and knowledge are dialogically constructed. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cognitive Processes, Dialogs (Language), Interaction, Language Research, Learning Theories, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue: Discourse and Dialogue.