1st Edition

The Language Gap How Classroom Dialogue Fails

By Robert Hull Copyright 1985
264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

Published in 1985. Dialogue between teacher and pupil is a crucial factor in the learning experience. This book questions the role of language as a ‘natural’ vehicle for learning and considers how it may, in fact, hinder communication. In a detailed examination of day-to-day language practices across a range of subjects, including English, History, Maths and Remedial teaching, in a particular... Read more

1. Introductory. 2. Meeting an Idea. 3. Correct Languages. 4. Making Things Easier. 5. Closure. 6. Apportioning Time. 7. The Construction of Writing. 8. The Place of Reading. 9. Intruding on Monologue

Biography

Robert Hull