Interpretation of Results
5.1 Overview 129
5.2 Participants, topics and purpose of interaction
1. Home conversations 131
2. Classroom dialogue texts 135
5.3 The sustaining of Interaction
1. Home conversations 137
2. Classroom dialogue texts 144
5.4 Clarification exchanges
1. Home conversations 147
2. Classroom dialogue texts 151
5.5 The exchange of information and explanation
1. Home conversations 153
2. Classroom dialogue texts 160
5.6 Conclusion: interaction in the classroom
1. The development of L2 oral competence 162
2. The Interlanguage perspective 165
3. Classroom discourse 168
Implications of the Study
6.1 The teacher as protagonist 170
6.2 The teacher as restraint 173
6.3 An ethnographic approach to Teacher Education
1. Language, cognition and culture 177
2. The Zone of Proximal Development at home and at school 178
3. Translating culture into education 181
4. Conclusion 187
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Annexes
References
Acknowledgments
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