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6 - Socialization

from Part I - Talk as Social Action

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2022

By
Matthew Burdelski
Edited by
Amelia Church  and
Amanda Bateman
Amelia Church
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
Amanda Bateman
Affiliation:
Swansea University
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Summary

This chapter approaches the topic of how adults talk to children in early childhood education settings from the perspective of socialisation, conceptualized as a dual process of learning language and institutional/cultural norms. Focusing on episodes in which teachers mediate in children’s peer conflict, it identifies two discursive practices that have been widely observed in various societies: (1) directives on what to say to peers (e.g., “Can you say, I’m sorry?”) and (2) replaying the talk of a third-party peer (e.g., “She’s asking you to lend it to her”). It is argued that these practices are important for encouraging children to use and respond to talk as social action (e.g., to apologize, to comply with another’s request), and to use talk to display affective stance (i.e. feelings, emotions, and attitudes). In addition to an analysis of interaction at the micro level, the chapter discusses the institutional and cultural norms that are potentially being socialized through these two practices. Finally, suggestions are made for pedagogy.

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conversation analysislanguage socializationpreschool
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Talking with Children
A Handbook of Interaction in Early Childhood Education
 , pp. 120 - 141
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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