“No! That's not what we were doing though”. Student-Initiated, Other Correction
- 27 May 2016
- journal article
- Published by OpenEdition in Éducation et Didactique
- Vol. 10 (1), 39-48
- https://doi.org/10.4000/educationdidactique.2452
Abstract
The current paper examines two examples of other-correction produced by students during the course of a classroom exercise. One of these efforts culminates in replacement, the other fails. The two efforts are examined in the light of the existing literature focusing on conversational repair in the classroom. The data comes from a corpus of materials collected in a 5th grade math and science class. We will examine how each corrective effort was organized in order to better understand their different outcomes. It is argued that the kinds of trouble evidenced here may not be uncommon in “conversations with the not-yet-competent.” In studying these matters, the paper seeks to illuminate some of the lived work of the classroom, both the lived work of being a teacher and the lived work of being a student. Cet article examine deux exemples d'hétéro-correction produits par des élèves au cours d'une activité en classe. L'un de ces efforts aboutit au remplacement de la forme considérée, l'autre échoue. Ces deux efforts sont examinés à partir de la littérature existante, en mettant l'accent sur le processus de réparation de la conversation dans le cadre de la classe. Les données proviennent d'un corpus (mathématiques et sciences) recueilli dans une classe de CM2 (5th grade). Nous examinons comment chaque effort de correction est organisé afin de mieux comprendre chaque résultat. On fait valoir que les difficultés mises en évidence ici peuvent ne pas être rares au sein des « conversations avec les non-encore-compétents ». Avec l'étude de ces questions, l'article vise à éclairer une partie du travail vécu dans la classe, à la fois le travail vécu du professeur et le travail vécu de l'élève.Keywords
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