Promoting talk: A study of frequency, contextual conditions and variation in transitions between whole-class teaching and group work in primary and secondary classrooms

Abstract

"The proposed study aims to investigate patterns of the incorporation of Group/Pair Work (G/PW) in classrooms. It will establish the frequency and nature of G/PW and the quality of contextual conditions created through teachers' verbal scaffolding when pupils move into small group or pair learning. Patterns are compared across lessons from three key subject areas to identify features of variation which may have further implications for English language teaching." -- p. 2.