Publications

Publication details [#46024]

Koole, Tom. 2007. Parallel Activities in the Classroom. Language & Education 21 (6) : 487–501.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

classroom conversation | interaction | multiparty conversation | student | teacher

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

Drawing on video-recorded lessons in Dutch secondary schools, this article argues that classroom interaction constitutes a multi-party and multi-activity phenomenon, yet with a common orientation towards the teacher's activity as the central one.