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Macroscopic and Microscopic Views of L2 Classrooms
Author(s) -
SPADA NINA,
LYSTER ROY
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
tesol quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.737
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1545-7249
pISSN - 0039-8322
DOI - 10.2307/3587763
Subject(s) - linguistics , psychology , mathematics education , sociology , philosophy
This commentary briefly describes the development and organization of two research instruments for use in L2 classroom observation research and in L2 teacher education/reflective practice. They are contrasted in terms of the different perspectives they take on descriptions of classroom behaviours—one that provides a broader and more general view and the other that is more specific and focussed in its description