Teachers in their professional roles are often called upon to give advice, whether to their students, to
their colleagues, to their administrators, or to parents of their students. In this article, we investigate
advice giving by teacher candidates to parents of young preschool children and consider the implications
of this research for early childhood education. This article is of importance in that it demonstrates the
use of applied linguistics research in the classroom. Our purpose is twofold: First, we explore the
discursive moves and patterns apparent in the major patterns that emerge from the data to understand
how the advice giving is constructed and how this aligns with other similar research. Second, we consider
how such information can be incorporated into early childhood education courses. We suggest that
teacher educators can exploit research such as that presented here to combine content knowledge
instruction with a focus on communication skills, skills important for teachers to be successful
communicators within the school community. We explore directions for future research and recommend
collegial partnerships between applied linguists and early childhood educators.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Linguistics |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | September 17, 2015 |
Published in Issue | Year 2015 Volume: 1 Issue: 2 |