Table 17 Exchange 15: Learning by doing

From: Analysing pedagogic discourse: an approach from genre and register

			Roles	Cycle phases	Sources
1	St	What’s *this* ?	K2	Identify	point, refer to place
	T	No *that* ’s no good.	K1	Reject	refer to place
2	T	Throw more soil over *here* .	A2	Focus	point, refer to place
	St	*This* ?	tr	Identify	point, refer to place
	T	Yes exactly, *that* hole *there* .	rtr	Affirm	refer to place
3	St	[starts to dig]	A1	(Identify)
	T	No, *that* ’s no good.	A2f	Reject	refer to place
4	T	Look.	A2	Prepare	point
		*This* is good.	K1		refer to place
		Look.	A2		point
		It’s *over yonder* .	K1		refer to place
5	T	Dig away on the *other side* .	A2	Focus	refer to place
	St	*This* ?	tr	Identify	point, refer to place
	T	Yes, *that* ’s it!	rtr	Affirm	refer to place
6		Try *that there* .	A2	Focus	refer to place
	St	[starts to dig]	A1	(Identify)
	T	*That* ’s it!	K1f	Affirm	refer to place
	St	Aha!	K2f	Concur

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