Faculty of Literature and Humanities Department of English Language and Literature Master’s Thesis Developing a Critical Classroom Discourse Analysis (CCDA) Framework for Interaction Analysis in an Iranian EFL Context By: Amin Davoodi Supervisor: Mostafa Hasrati, PhD Advisor: Nouroddin Yousofi, PhD February, 2015 Acknowledgment I would like to express my special appreciation and thanks to all those who contributed to this thesis. First of all, I would like to express my immense gratitude
science" (Carlone et al, 2008). Therefore, in order to develop students into scientifically literate citizens, science educators must take students' cultural identities into account when making instructional decisions. What exactly is cultural identity? In order to understand this important concept, it is beneficial to examine culture and identity separately. Defining culture is a complex task, as it is viewed differently among scholars. Sewell (1999), an anthropologist, defined culture as the inseparable
Spencer Weiss Professor Campoy English 131 October 14, 2014 In the academic classroom of The University of Washington, there are many different students who come from different cultures, countries, and speak different languages from the normal English in which I speak. The question being brought up is “Should non-standard forms of English be incorporated in academic writing?” The University of Washington has an enrollment of 44,786 students, and 15 percent of those students are an international
child acts out in the classroom or something having to bad behavior. Out of the six life skills, I choose belonging for the reason that I was one of those children that never really felt like the belonged because I moved a lot throughout the school years. According to Beyond Behavior Management, Belonging is defined, as “I am a part of the group, not part of the group.” As child who has not developed belonging they will have hard time feeling comfortable in the classroom, being involved in playtime
and social activist bell hooks has been able to stand on a platform which she has created to assimilate the world with a simple word expressed so many times throughout the movie Braveheart: Freedom. Freedom from what exactly? According to Webster’s dictionary, the definition of freedom is liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another. Bell hooks is promoting freedom from conformity in all areas of life. Cultural freedom, sexual freedom, gender freedom, economic and social freedom
This research is about the characteristics of female teachers’ language in classroom instruction at the university level. I am interested in this topic because I myself aware as a female teacher candidate I should have a good communication skill to interact with the students. As we know, almost the activity in class is done in interaction with students and the quality of this interaction is assumed to have a significant impact on learning (Ellis, as cited in Richards & Lockhart, 1994). Also, the
actions. “This self-system includes the abilities to symbolize, learn from others, plan alternative strategies, regulate one’s own behavior, and engage in self-reflection” (Ajzen, 2002). The tenets of self-efficacy theory, as the specific area of social cognitive theory has come to be called, have been tested in varied disciplines and setting and have received support from a growing body of finding from diverse (Bandura, 1986). Ajzen (2002) asserts, The theory of planned behavior has come out as
Kalhil Adames begins his short film Identity with the poignant words, “ Today, I found the truth,” eager to immediately appeal to his viewers’ intrigue. Identity begins with a cacophony of static radio voices drawing viewers into the idea of a collective identity. Social Identity Theory states that individuals in a group take on the group’s identity. Adames illustrates this theory and conveys the social conformity in high schools by using masks that cover student faces. These masks exemplify a loss
how a classroom that is based on such a perspective would look. The “nature” perspective on knowing and learning focuses on the genetics and innate intellectual ability of students. It is a contrast to the “nurture” perspective that puts emphasis on ability shaped by experiences. Although the
ancestors. Several blog writers and researchers such as Mallary Jean Tenore of the Poynter Institute's site write that social networking is beneficial for students' writing expression. She reports on a discussion by a panel whose members were from the digital communication commerce and culture University of Baltimorea and concludes that contradictory to popular belief, users of social media are corrected on wrong spelling, are segregated on the basis of their language usage, encourages concise writing