Talking in class : using discussion to enhance teaching and learning /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: McCann, Thomas M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana, Ill. : National Council of Teachers of English, [2006]
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Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Talking in class
  • Some rudiments of large-group discussion
  • Strategies for organizing and managing small-group discussions
  • Strategies for initiating authentic discussion
  • Discussion as preparation for the reading and analysis of literature
  • Discussion that extends our experience with literature
  • Joining a big conversation: discussion and interpretations of literature
  • Metaphors, the questions we ask, and how we ask them
  • Discussion-based approaches to teaching composition
  • Cultivating the talking curriculum
  • Discussion and critical thinking
  • Generating and evaluating discussion
  • Conventional and unconventional modes of discussion
  • Discussion, diversity, and democratic ideals.