Abstract

Book review for Dialogic Pedagogy Journal: This is a review of the book 'Inspiring dialogue: Talking to learn in the English classroom' by Juzwik et al. (2013), New York, NY: Teachers College Press, 162 pages, $ 32 (paper). The review looks critically at the theoretical framework of the book and compares it to the ontological tradition of Baktinian dialogue. The review aims to find the strengths of the book and meanwhile exposes its weaknesses in light of the interpretation of the Bakhtin's circle and modern Bakhtinian scholars of dialogic pedagogy.

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  • Epistemological Approaches to Dialogic Teaching in a Conventional Setting Nermine Abd Elkader evaluation) pattern which is monologic1 teaching under the disguise of a pseudo discussion (Chinn, Anderson, & Waggoner, 2001)

  • Planning for the long haul, according to the authors, allows teachers to stay focused on the state recommended curriculum and to meet the learning objectives as set by the CCSS (p.55)

  • The authors in this chapter denounce the formalist approach of a five paragraph argumentative essay and stress the importance of teaching argumentative writing against a background of the social role that arguments play in actual life

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Epistemological Approaches to Dialogic Teaching in a Conventional Setting Nermine Abd Elkader evaluation) pattern which is monologic1 teaching under the disguise of a pseudo discussion (Chinn, Anderson, & Waggoner, 2001).

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