“You Can Make a Tower”: Using Conversation Analysis to Understand a Math Tutoring Session

A recent article in the New York Times (Spencer, 2011) described a series of well-attended workshops on how to encourage children to play effectively with wooden blocks. At first glance, the idea of teaching children to play seems somewhat absurd. And yet, if we think about learning via play rather...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sarah Creider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2015-04-01
Series:Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL
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Online Access:https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8J394C1/download