Class room interaction - amy B.M Tsui

Class room interaction - amy B.M Tsui
the term classroom interaction refers to the interaction between the teacher and learners and amongst the learners , in the classroom. teacher and learner beliefs , social and cultural back ground of the teacher and learners , and the psychological aspects of second and foreign language learning - providing further insights into the complexities of classroom interaction. Descriptions of classroom interaction focused initially on the language used by the teacher , especially teacher questions and the learner responses elicited , teachers' feedback and turn allocation behaviour. These features were examined in light of how they affected interaction and the opportunities for learners to engage in language production. Research was conducted on the questions asked by the teacher and the types of pupil talk generated in various content subjects in L1 classrooms including mathematics , science and humanities subjects. When teachers fail to elicit any response from the learners , they often need to modify their questions. Observable interaction could be affected by a number of factors , e.g . individual learning styles : while some learn better by actively participating , other learn better by listening and internalising the input. Another factor is learners psychological state : Horwitz et al .observe that learning a foreign language is a pscholically unsettling process, threatening learners' self - esteem as a competent communicator. johnson includes learners perception of classroom events as an important part of understanding classroom processes. One effective way is to ask teachers to video - tape their own lessons and examine questions which fail to elicity responses. classroom interaction started off with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of teaching methodologies and the behaviours of effective teachers.