Turn-taking as a formal area of study emerged primarily through the groundbreaking work of sociologists Harvey Sacks, Emanuel Schegloff, and Gail Jefferson in the 1970s.
Thanks for highlighting this. Increasing conversational opportunities for students is well supported as a method to increase language and learning. One of my favorite proponents is Gordon Wells. This lovely chapter is available online: Wells, G. (2000). Dialogic inquiry in education: building online: The legacy of Vygotsky. In C.D. Lee and P. Smagorinsky (Eds.) Vygotskian perspectives on literacy research.. New York: Cambridge University Press, (pp. 51-85).
Thanks for highlighting this. Increasing conversational opportunities for students is well supported as a method to increase language and learning. One of my favorite proponents is Gordon Wells. This lovely chapter is available online: Wells, G. (2000). Dialogic inquiry in education: building online: The legacy of Vygotsky. In C.D. Lee and P. Smagorinsky (Eds.) Vygotskian perspectives on literacy research.. New York: Cambridge University Press, (pp. 51-85).
Thanks for sharing this, Lyn.