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How Do Students Receive Help from Teachers? Initiating Assistance in Small Group Classroom Interactions

Bibliographic Data

ID22872016
AuthorsMarit Skarbø Solem (0000-0003-0523-5573, University of South-Eastern Norway, corresponding author), Rein Ove Sikveland (0000-0002-6322-5800, Norwegian University of Science and Technology), E Stokoe (0000-0002-7353-4121, London School of Economics and Political Science), Karianne Skovholt (0000-0001-6774-4512, University of South-Eastern Norway)
Year2023
Publication date2023-11-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueApplied Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0142-6001 • E-ISSN: 1477-450X
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/applin/amad079
OpenAlexW4389002558
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited32

How do teachers decide when and how to help their students if not explicitly asked to do so? Based on conversation analysis of 14 h of video-recorded small group interactions in secondary schools, we discovered that teachers and students orient to subtle actions built through embodied conduct, to decide whether or not assistance is needed. We also found that problem-solving can be initiated without disturbing students’ progress and that the teachers’ movement creates opportunities for students to recruit their assistance in small group classroom interaction. The study contributes to conversation analytic and educational research by showing that embodiment is crucial for receiving and offering assistance in classrooms. In addition, this article provides insights into how experienced teachers manage the subtle and negotiated aspects of supporting learning in classrooms, an important and recurring part of classroom management that has received little attention in previous research.

Classroom management · Conversation · Conversation analysis · Embodied cognition · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Teaching method · Communication · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychology

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Unique citing works3
Citations per year1,5
Citation span2024 - 2025 (2)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 1

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