Questioning techniques for promoting language learning with students of limited L2 oral proficiency in a drama-oriented language classroom

Research in Drama Education

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 489-515

  Kao, Shin Mei ^a   Carkin, Gary ^b   Hsu, Liang Fong ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TAINAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

EFL teaching; process drama; questioning techniques and functions; teacher questioning; teacher in role

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859037689     PISSN: 13569783     EISSN: 1470112X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13569783.2011.616399     Document Type: Article

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