classroom interaction

Classroom Interaction  Prepared by    :   Ravi  BhaliyaRoll No             : 24Paper                : English Language Teaching M.A                   :  Sem -3Enrollment No : 14101004Year                     :  2015-16Email                   : ravibhaliya5@gmailcomSubmitted  To    :   Smt .S.B . Gardi 

   Department of  English                                                              Maharaja  krishnakumarsinhji

                Bhavnagar University 

Index Introduction Definition Types of Classroom Interaction Objectives Characteristics of Classroom Interaction Structuring of Classroom Interaction The importance of classroom talk and interaction Some features of the teacher’s role Goals of classroom interaction What Shapes Interaction in a Language Classroom

Introduction

The term classroom interaction refers to the interaction between the teacher and learners, and amongst the learners, in the classroom. Earlier studies of second language classroom interaction focused on the language used by the teacher and learners the interaction generated, and their effect on L2 learning

• Classroom Interaction is a practice that enhances the development of the two very important language skills which are speaking and listening among the learners.

Definition

Types of Classroom Interaction

Collaborative Learning

Discussion and Debate

Interactive Session

Conversation with Learners

Role Play

Objectives

To help the learners to identify their own learning methods.

To guide the learners to communicate with their peers easily.

To help the learner to come face to face with the various types of interaction.

To aim at meaningful communication among the students in their target language.

• In contrast, more student-centered classes provide adequate time during activities for students to think about concepts, receive feedback, and/or participate in discussions that may guide the direction of the lesson. 

• Some activities may allow students freedom to engage in their own learning

     (e.g., online search for relevant information)•  and/or may involve the students using the instructor as a resource 

to provide information as needed. This "guide-on-the-side" model is indicative of highly reformed, student-centered classrooms. 

Characteristics of Classroom Interaction

• Contains activities where the instructor can receive student feedback to determine if there is a need to adapt the direction of the lesson.

• Have multiple opportunities for interaction between the instructor, individual students, small student groups, and the whole class.

• Capitalizes on the diversity of student experiences to generate alternative solutions to (open-ended) problems and to explore student ideas within the context of the lesson.

• Includes sufficient time to have meaningful discussions around student activities and arrive at fully realized responses

Structuring of Classroom Interaction

THE IMPORTANCE OF CLASSROOM TALK AND INTERACTION

• Studies conducted on classroom interaction have shown that student talk accounts for an average of less than 30 per cent of talk in ‘teacher-fronted’ classrooms.

• Yet studies on language and learning have shown that children not only learn to talk but they also talk to learn. This can be seen from the fact that children are persistent questioners; it is by asking questions that they explore and learn about the world around them.

• However, studies have shown that the number of questions asked by children drops significantly as soon as they enter school

Some features of the teacher’s role

creating a learning culture. eliciting learner interpretations. building on learner contributions. negotiating meaning. providing feedback and promoting reflection.

Goals of classroom interaction

promote meaningful communication in the target language .

provide a metalanguage for talking about language and culture .

engage learners with texts and resources that reflect language and culture in context.

engage learners in tasks that deepen their experience and understanding of the target language and culture.

promote reflection on language and culture learning and use .

pedagogic goals (what is to be taught).methodological goals (how is it going to be taught).social goals (what kind of social relationship is to encourage).

classroom settings and teacher action zone.Type of task being used. Students’ willingness to communicate.

What Shapes Interaction in a Language Classroom

" Telling is not teaching; listening is not learning.Teaching is listening, learning is talking.”

     Works CitedB.M..Tsui, Amy. "Classroom Interaction." The Cmbridge Guide to Teaching English to Speaker of Other Languages (2001): 121 -125.