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Classroom discourse is any type of discourse which goes on in the classroom: between teacher and students, or among students with or without the teacher. Since other reviews will consider specific settings (e.g., peer groups) or domain-bound types of discourse (such as literacy, computers, or maths), I will focus here on the general aspects of classroom discourse for the facilitation of learning.
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Pontecorvo, C. (1997). Classroom Discourse for the Making of Learning. In: Davies, B., Corson, D. (eds) Oral Discourse and Education. Encyclopedia of Language and Education, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4417-9_17
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