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Table 4.2
Differences between Home and Classroom Talk
Characteristics more |
Characteristics more |
Conversation |
asymmetrical |
Camaioni,1979 |
Child knows the rules of the game |
must discover them |
Villes,1983 |
Background |
is less shared |
Villes,1983 |
Adults’ control |
is not challenged |
Tlzard,1982 |
Child's initiations |
are rare |
Cole et al.,78 |
Adults' style |
is tutorial |
Velis,1981 |
Clarification requests |
are rare |
Mehan,1979 |
Child |
has less chance |
MacLureZFrench ,81 |
Test-type Questions |
are frequent |
TIzard,1982 |
Structure of conversation |
is Initiation- Response-Feedback |
Burton,1981 |