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The Impact of Teacher Questioning on Creating Interaction in EFL: A Discourse Analysis

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  • Mona Al-Zahrani
  • Abdullah Al-Bargi

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This study examines the effect of questions on fostering interaction in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. It also seeks to determine the characteristics of questions that promote increased classroom interaction. Data were collected through video recordings of EFL classrooms which were analyzed using Discourse Analysis techniques. Participants in the study are consisted of a group of intermediate-level English students at the English Language Institute (ELI) of a Saudi Arabian university. First, participating classes were video-recorded and the data gathered was transcribed. The questions asked in each class were then divided into two groups- questions that were deemed to promote classroom interaction and questions that failed to create classroom interaction. Finally, the defining features of each group of questions were determined. Results showed a correlation between the questions’ characteristics and the creation of classroom interaction. In other words, some question types significantly improved classroom interaction while others failed to do so.

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  • Mona Al-Zahrani & Abdullah Al-Bargi, 2017. "The Impact of Teacher Questioning on Creating Interaction in EFL: A Discourse Analysis," English Language Teaching, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(6), pages 135-135, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:eltjnl:v:10:y:2017:i:6:p:135
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    1. Do Thi Xuan Dung & Tran Thi Thuy Trang, 2022. "Exploring the connection between teacher questioning and student learning behavior from a discourse perspective - A case study," HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE - SOCIAL SCIENCES, HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY, vol. 12(2), pages 32-45.
    2. Iryna Hnatyshena & Oksana Petrenko & Iryna Bezhenar & Yevgeniya Yemelyanova & Irina Muravyova, 2023. "Methods of Using Educational Video Materials in Teaching Foreign Languages in the Conditionas of Distance Learning," World Journal of English Language, Sciedu Press, vol. 13(4), pages 1-29, April.

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