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Classroom Community: A Prerequisite for Communication
Author(s) -
Little Greta D.,
Sanders Sara L.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1989.tb02747.x
Subject(s) - german , psychology , linguistics , communication , philosophy
This report of participant‐observer research in beginning French and German classes shows that recognition of common ground within the classmom is essential for communication. Without it, exercises, no matter how communicative in intent, will fail to produce communication. A sense of classroom community is a crucial prerequisite to truly communicative interaction.