So What Happens When the Tutor Walks In? Some Observations on Interaction in a University Discussion Group without the Tutor.

Basturkmen, Helen

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ERIC Number: EJ662953

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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So What Happens When the Tutor Walks In? Some Observations on Interaction in a University Discussion Group without the Tutor.

Basturkmen, Helen

Journal of English for Academic Purposes, v2 n1 p21-33 2003

Offers an in-depth analysis of interaction patterns in just one example of one type of speaking event--the discussion class. Data comprised a video recording of a Master of Business Administration discussion group before and after the unexpected arrival of the tutor. Investigated the ways the presence and absence of the tutor impacted the interaction. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Business Administration Education, Discussion Groups, English (Second Language), Graduate Study, Higher Education, Language Patterns, Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Tutors, Videotape Recordings

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue: Spoken Academic English.

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