The Handbook of Classroom Discourse and Interaction

Offering an interdisciplinary approach, The Handbook ofClassroom Discourse and Interaction presents a series ofcontributions written by educators and applied linguists thatexplores the latest research methodologies and theories related toclassroom language.
* Organized to facilitate a critical understanding ofhow and why various research traditions differ and how they overlaptheoretically and methodologically
* Discusses key issues in the future development ofresearch in critical areas of education and applied linguistics
* Provides empirically-based analysis of classroomtalk to illustrate theoretical claims and methodologies
* Includes multimodal transcripts, an emerging trendin education and applied linguistics, particularly in conversationanalysis and sociocultural theory