TY - JOUR
T1 - Student and teacher strategies for communicating through dialogue journals in hebrew
T2 - A teacher research project
AU - Schwarzer, David
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Two major issues are addressed in this teacher research paper: A description of strategies used by students in their dialogue journal writing and a description of strategies used by the teacher-researcher in responses to students' dialogue journal entries. The major findings are that students used L1 as a resource in their L2 for the following purposes: (1) translation as a means to communicate, (2) codeswitching as a clarification device, and (3) translation as a learning strategy. Meanwhile, the teacher-researcher used the following strategies: summarizing information; modeling conventions; using translation, codeswitching and other semiotic systems to convey meaning; using basic and repetitive format for the responses; using students' themes and vocabulary; and fostering authentic communication. Practical applications for foreign language teachers and researchers are included.
AB - Two major issues are addressed in this teacher research paper: A description of strategies used by students in their dialogue journal writing and a description of strategies used by the teacher-researcher in responses to students' dialogue journal entries. The major findings are that students used L1 as a resource in their L2 for the following purposes: (1) translation as a means to communicate, (2) codeswitching as a clarification device, and (3) translation as a learning strategy. Meanwhile, the teacher-researcher used the following strategies: summarizing information; modeling conventions; using translation, codeswitching and other semiotic systems to convey meaning; using basic and repetitive format for the responses; using students' themes and vocabulary; and fostering authentic communication. Practical applications for foreign language teachers and researchers are included.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2004.tb02175.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2004.tb02175.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70449780828
SN - 0015-718X
VL - 37
SP - 77
EP - 84
JO - Foreign Language Annals
JF - Foreign Language Annals
IS - 1
ER -