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This episode addresses the roles of the EAP teacher and how those roles have migrated to the online classroom. One specific role that Laura focuses on is that of participant; when the teacher is a participant in a classroom learning activity. While this role can seem fluid and organic in the onsite classroom, it presents a few challenges in the online classroom. Laura discusses actions that she has taken to keep the role of participant thriving and also the issues that have arisen. The teacher as participant allows the teacher to role model target language and provide students with examples of co-constructing meaning or negotiating for meaning in the context of small group discussions.
During this episode, Laura refers to the following sources.
Bourdieu, P. (1991). Language and Symbolic Power. J.B. Thompson (Ed.), (G. Raymond and M. Adamson, Trans) Cambridge: Polity Press.
(2007). The Practice Of English Language Teaching The Practice Of English Language Teaching (4th Ed.). USA: Pearson Education Limited.
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