Classroom discourse and power: insights into learner empowerment in L2 classroom
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2011
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Видавництво Львівської політехніки
Abstract
Powerandrelationship in discourse community is an intriguing topic to study on. And classroom discourse community is a place where institutional talk takes place,
which is different from some contexts creating informal communication. In this paper, author aims to explore the discourse and power relationship in L2 classroom so that insights into the issue of learner empowerment can be analyzed. The author draws upon conversation analytical tool
to look into communication in a specific L2 classroom. Two predominant problems are found. (1) Effects of teachers’ dominance in teaching/learning, and (2) impediment of L2-
only instruction seem to be salient. Finally, a succinct conclusion is made about the importance of learner empowerment and necessity to do classroom discourse analysis.
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сlassroom discourse, conversation analysis, discourse and power, teacher dominance, learner autonomy, L2-only instruction
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Zhang H. Classroom discourse and power: insights into learner empowerment in L2 classroom / Haomin Zhang // Гуманітарні та соціальні науки : матеріали IIІ Міжнародної конференції молодих вчених HSS-2011, 24–26 листопада 2011 року, Львів, Україна / Національний університет "Львівська політехніка". – Львів : Видавництво Львівської політехніки, 2011. – С. 240–243. – (3-й Міжнародний молодіжний фестиваль науки "Litteris et Artibus").