Patterns of Linguistic Communication in Teaching and Learning Science: A Case Study of Korean Middle School Science Classes

Autor/inn/en	Ha, Eunsun; Song, Jinwoong
Titel	Patterns of Linguistic Communication in Teaching and Learning Science: A Case Study of Korean Middle School Science Classes
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, 31 (2009) 2, S.173-192 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0693
Schlagwörter	Middle Schools; Student Attitudes; Video Technology; Foreign Countries; Science Instruction; Case Studies; Observation; Classroom Communication; Language Patterns; Teaching Methods; Teacher Student Relationship; Teacher Behavior; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Beobachtung; Klassengespräch; Sprachmodell; Sprachstruktur; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Teacher behaviour; Lehrerverhalten; Korea; Republik
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to investigate patterns of linguistic communication in learning and teaching science and to find out how the formation of each pattern was related with the classroom, particularly in Korean middle school context. For this, we observed science classes in three middle schools in Seoul and collected data during lessons through audiotape and videotape recording. From the analysis of the data in three cases, nine patterns of spoken or written communication in learning and teaching science were found, and the features of each pattern and the context were discussed in detail. These results provided us with rich information of linguistic communication dealing with scientific topics appearing in Korean school science classes. We argue that those patterns appear to implicitly reflect the unique contexts of science classes in Korea. "The optimization in teacher behaviour", which refers to the conceptualization of teachers' efforts to take advantage of the given classroom context, is suggested as one of the main causes that made each pattern occur. (Contains 9 figures, 2 tables, and 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10