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The COLT Observation Scheme: Digital versions and updated research applications
Nina Spada
[Language Learning & Language Teaching 60] 2024
► pp. 53–98

Chapter 4
Part B: Coding conventions

Article outline
  • General overview
    • Matching Part A and Part B
    • Time sampling
  • Detailed guidelines for coding Teacher/Student verbal interaction
    • Off task
      • Target language
      • Information gap: Giving and Requesting Information
        • Giving information
          • Practice 1
        • Requesting information
          • Practice 2
      • Sustained speech
      • Reaction to form/message
      • Incorporation of student/teacher utterances
        • Practice 3
      • Correction and Repetition in combination with Reaction to form/message
      • Correction and Paraphrase in combination with Reaction to Form/Message
      • Comment in combination with Reaction to form/message
      • Expansion in combination with Reaction to form/message
      • Clarification requests in combination with Reaction to form/message
      • Elaboration requests in combination with Reaction to form/message
        • Practice 4
    • Limitations of Incorporation of student/teacher utterances
      • Discourse initiation
      • Form restriction
        • Practice 5
  • Classroom transcripts
    • Additional symbols
    • Transcripts: Part A and B coding
      • Transcript 1: Intensive ESL
      • Transcript 2: Intensive ESL
    • Transcripts: Part B coding
      • Transcript 3: French junior secondary class
        • Practice 6
      • Transcript 4: Intensive ESL
  • Notes