Abstract
The aim of this paper is twofold:
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Firstly, to analyse the language which is used by teachers when they teach the concept of force.
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Secondly, to relate teachers’ language to the transformations which occured in pupils’ language as a result of the interaction in the classroom.
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Kokkotas, P., Koulaidis, V., Karanikas, Y., Tsatsaroni, A., Vlachos, Y. (1995). The Language of Physics. In: Bernardini, C., Tarsitani, C., Vicentini, M. (eds) Thinking Physics for Teaching. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1921-8_15
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