On Attitude and Language in Students’ Talk and Their Impact on Students’ Texts

Mats Gunnar Lindahl; Anne-Mari Folkesson

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2016.1247a

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Mats Gunnar Lindahl ¹ ^* , Anne-Mari Folkesson ¹

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¹ Linnaeus University, SWEDEN^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Background:
Students’ learning is assumed to be promoted through peer-group discussion. Most studies show the presence of qualitative improvements in either oral or written reasoning as a result of such interactions. However, knowledge on the relationship between talk qualities and text qualities is scarce.

Material and methods:
We adopt an explorative design using statistical analyses of students’ talk and texts to estimate the relationships between theoretically-based concepts of attitude and sociolinguistic code.

Results:
The operationalized concepts can be validated using statistical analyses. Linear regression shows that Elaborated code in students’ talk has no impact on students’ texts. Furthermore, Restricted code in talk is detrimental to students’ use of Elaborated code in texts. This relationship is also found at the group level.

Conclusions:
Students’ expression of open-mindedness in their texts depends on their use of Elaborated code. Teachers must support students in using Elaborated code in their texts and avoiding Restricted code in their talk.

Keywords

group discussion
open-minded
elaborated code
Socio-Scientific Issues
writing

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 12, Issue 8, August 2016, 2199-2221

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Lindahl, M. G., & Folkesson, A.-M. (2016). On Attitude and Language in Students’ Talk and Their Impact on Students’ Texts. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 12(8), 2199-2221. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1247a

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Lindahl MG, Folkesson AM. On Attitude and Language in Students’ Talk and Their Impact on Students’ Texts. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2016;12(8):2199-221. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1247a

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Lindahl MG, Folkesson AM. On Attitude and Language in Students’ Talk and Their Impact on Students’ Texts. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2016;12(8), 2199-2221. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1247a

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Lindahl, Mats Gunnar, and Anne-Mari Folkesson. "On Attitude and Language in Students’ Talk and Their Impact on Students’ Texts". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2016 12 no. 8 (2016): 2199-2221. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1247a

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Lindahl, M. G., and Folkesson, A.-M. (2016). On Attitude and Language in Students’ Talk and Their Impact on Students’ Texts. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 12(8), pp. 2199-2221. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1247a

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Lindahl, Mats Gunnar et al. "On Attitude and Language in Students’ Talk and Their Impact on Students’ Texts". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 12, no. 8, 2016, pp. 2199-2221. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1247a