General characteristics of classroom discourse

ESL classroom discourse analysis must focus on the following points mentioned in the uploaded file:
1. General characteristics of classroom discourse
2. Structure and Segmentation of a lesson
3. Linguistic structures of exchange: The I-R-E exchange

This paper should consists of:
1. Style –
Argument is clear and coherent.
Transcript is numbered line-by-line.
Arguments are clearly supported by selected transcript presented in the body of the paper.

2. Analysis –
Analysis is deep, careful and reasoned with close reference to the transcribed data.
There is evidence of an attempt to see patterns beneath the surface features.
Analysis is related to theories (e.g. Classroom discourse approaches, theories of language, and/or language learning, and/or language teaching).
Analysis appears to be informed by literature.

3. Content –
The analysis has to explore key features discussed in the uploaded file, for example:

Socio-cultural viewpoint
Turn taking and length of utterances
Talk ratio between/among participants (e.g. teacher, students)
Implications of pauses, hesitations and silences
Use of IRE/IRF patterns
Are girls and boys given the same attention?
Topic change and topic control
Ideology reflected in textbooks
Negotiation of topics among participants
Power relationship between/among participants
SLA viewpoint
Input provision
Practice opportunity
Negotiation of meaning and/or form (this topic could be treated under interaction as well)
Feedback (e.g. recast and repair)
Error correction
Effectiveness and efficiency of classroom teaching
Learner language (output)

Text (linguistic perspective)
Language used in explanation
Linguistic and discourse features of email/blog/website etc.
Coherence and cohesion in spoken and written language
Genre type/text type and linguistic and discourse features of genre

Others: Non-verbal behaviour

http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1916/Discourse.html

Please, find an online video of ESL classroom discourse from youtube.com.
The video chosen should be short and manageable for a 3-page analysis paper.

Hi, I just uploaded a file called “Sample written_entry.doc”. This is only the sample paper of WRITTEN DISCOURSE analysis, not the one I want. This sample is only used to give you a first idea of the general format of discourse analysis.