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No.027
Classroom Discourse/Advanced
Epistemic Status and Epistemic Stance
Who really knows the answer?
Epistemic status is who actually has access to and rights over some knowledge; epistemic stance is how knowing a speaker presents themselves as being in a particular turn.
PreviouslyAll 27 bites
- No.026Teacher CognitionWhy do teachers who believe in speaking still teach to the test? Teacher Dev.
- No.025Construction GrammarWhy can you bake someone a cake but not explain them a problem? Cognitive
- No.024Data-Driven LearningWhat if learners found the rule themselves? Corpus
- No.023The Teaching–Learning CycleWhat if we taught the writing, not just set it? SFL
- No.022InvestmentNot “Is she motivated?” but “Is she invested?” Socioling.
- No.021Dynamic AssessmentSame score, different futures. Assessment
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