An Analysis of Classroom Discourse - University of Birmingham

117. T: Yes, I do.
118. Ss: Yes, I do. No, I don’t. [T makes an X with his arms]
119. T: Good. No, no.
120. Ss: No, I don’t.
121. T: Do you have cows?
122. Ss: Do you have cows?
123. Ss: Yes, I do. [T makes an O with his arms]
124. Ss: No, I don’t. [T makes an X with his arms]
125. T: Excellent. See [T directs students to look at the whiteboard] same, same.
No, I don’t. Ok, now look. You see this? Do [T directs students to look
at the whiteboard]
126. Ss: Do.
127. T: And so here, do [T directs students to look at the whiteboard]
128. Ss: Do.
129. T: Don’t.
130. Ss: Don’t.
131. T: Exactly. Ok, one more time all together.
132. CD: Do you have cows?
133. Ss: Do you have cows?
134. T: I thought I heard like. One more time.
135. CD: Do you have cows?
136. Ss: Do you have cows?
137. T: So, say again. You have.
138. Ss: You have.
139. T: Good. Do you have.
140. Ss: Do you have.
141. CD: Do you have cows?
142. Ss: Do you have cows?
143. T: Ok.
144. CD: Yes, I do.
145. Ss: Yes, I do.
146. CD: How many cows?
147. Ss: How many cows?
148. CD: Five cows.
149. Ss: Five cows.
150. T: Good. Excellent. Very very nice. Ok, so one more time. I have cows.
151. Ss: I have cows.
152. T: How many cows?
153. Ss: How many cows?
154. T: Five cows.
155. Ss: Five cows.
156. T: You have cows.
157. Ss: You have cows.
158. T: Do you have cows?
159. Ss: Do you have cows?
160. T: Yes, I do.
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