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Classroom talk : understanding dialogue, pedagogy and practice / Christine Edwards-Groves, Michele Anstey, Geoff Bull.
Classroom talk, an introduction -- Part 1. The sociality of classroom practice. 1. Conceptualising classroom talk -- 2. Interacting in classrooms -- 3. Understanding classroom talk practices -- Part 2. Talk and pedagogy as practice. 4. Orchestrating dialogic pedagogies: talk practices for learning-focused teaching -- 5. Enacting focused learning episodes -- Part 3. Enhancing teaching practice. 6. Transforming practice -- 7. Reconceptualising dialogue, pedagogy and practice: the theory of practice architectures. In times of curriculum change, a book describing the importance of classroom talk, and how talk shapes thel earning encountered in lessons, is both necessary and timely. The role of talk is often overlooked as a key elementof effective pedagogy. This book will show how classroom practice unfolds in the dimensions of the language used inclassrooms, the activities encountered in classroom literacy learning and the relational arrangements for teaching and learning. Includes bibliographical references and index. In times of curriculum change, a book describing the importance of classroom talk, and how talk shapes thel earning encountered in lessons, is both necessary and timely. The role of talk is often overlooked as a key elementof effective pedagogy. This book will show how classroom practice unfolds in the dimensions of the language used inclassrooms, the activities encountered in classroom literacy learning and the relational arrangements for teaching and learning.