“Don’t tell him just help him”
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Christina Davidson
Abstract
Studies have established the restricted interactional activity that occurs during teacher-led lessons in classrooms. However, little attention has been given in conversation analysis to the interactional accomplishment of restrictions during activity in classrooms when students work alone. This chapter presents an analysis of restricted interactional activity during an independent writing lesson where young children were completing a writing task. During this lesson some children sought information from others about the spelling of unknown words. The analysis in the chapter produces descriptions of the methods used by the teacher and a student to avoid providing the spelling of words. Withholding of information will be shown to result from the restriction on telling, producing working out of words rather than the provision of specific information that was requested.
Abstract
Studies have established the restricted interactional activity that occurs during teacher-led lessons in classrooms. However, little attention has been given in conversation analysis to the interactional accomplishment of restrictions during activity in classrooms when students work alone. This chapter presents an analysis of restricted interactional activity during an independent writing lesson where young children were completing a writing task. During this lesson some children sought information from others about the spelling of unknown words. The analysis in the chapter produces descriptions of the methods used by the teacher and a student to avoid providing the spelling of words. Withholding of information will be shown to result from the restriction on telling, producing working out of words rather than the provision of specific information that was requested.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Producing and managing restricted activities 1
- Assessments, interrogatives and semi-scripted talk in managing a restriction on advising 45
- Avoiding giving advice in telephone counselling for children and young people 83
- Withholding explicit assessments in tourist-office talk 115
- “But whose side are you on?” 151
- “Don’t tell him just help him” 181
- “I’ll suggest that to your doctor” 205
- Linguistic and interactional restrictions in an outpatient clinic 239
- Responses to indirect complaints as restricted activities in Therapeutic Community meetings 271
- Talking to/through the baby to produce and manage disaffiliation during well-child visits 305
- Concessions in audiology 337
- Transcription conventions 369
- Notes on contributors 371
- Author index 375
- Subject index 379
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Producing and managing restricted activities 1
- Assessments, interrogatives and semi-scripted talk in managing a restriction on advising 45
- Avoiding giving advice in telephone counselling for children and young people 83
- Withholding explicit assessments in tourist-office talk 115
- “But whose side are you on?” 151
- “Don’t tell him just help him” 181
- “I’ll suggest that to your doctor” 205
- Linguistic and interactional restrictions in an outpatient clinic 239
- Responses to indirect complaints as restricted activities in Therapeutic Community meetings 271
- Talking to/through the baby to produce and manage disaffiliation during well-child visits 305
- Concessions in audiology 337
- Transcription conventions 369
- Notes on contributors 371
- Author index 375
- Subject index 379
