Abigail Hlatshwayo

Patterns of Interaction in Tutorials Abigail Hlatshwayo

An investigation of patterns of interaction in university tutorials employs a discourse analytical framework to describe such patterns, but also does so from a typical applied linguistic perspective in that it seeks also to address the issue of quality in this type of academic discourse, attempting to explicate in a relatively objective way our perceptions of what constitues more effective and less effective participation in university tutorials (in a second language context).