Dialogic teaching: Discussing theoretical contexts and reviewing evidence from classroom practice

Language and Education

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 222-240

  Lyle, Sue ^a  

^a Swansea Institute of Higher Education   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bahktin; Classroom dialogue; Dialogic; Innovative pedagogy; Participatory discourse; Sociocultural theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 48449088800     PISSN: 09500782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500780802152499     Document Type: Article

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