Digital Classroom Discourses in Pakistan: A Descriptive Study
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https://doi.org/10.69980/ajpr.v28i1.181Keywords:
Digital, Classroom Discourses, Descriptive study, PakistanAbstract
The present study showcases the influence of Digital Classroom Discourses, and the factors contributed to the digital classroom learning environment in Pakistan. The objective of the present study is to find out the challenges of digitalized environment in terms of interactional variation between teachers and students. This study is qualitative descriptive in nature and purposive sampling type has been used. Moreover, this study is inspired by Sinclair and Coulthard’s (1992) model to find out answer to the research questions. The implementation of online classes during Pandemic Covid-19 was considered as a challenging task because most of the tutors and pupils were not acquainted with the latest technology. The present research focused more on the impact of digital classrooms as the virtual learning format was novel to everyone. In accord, the researcher collected and analyzed data of online classes from different universities i.e. University of Lahore, Foundation university etc. Furthermore, the researcher identified the interactional patterns of teachers and students’ communication in the collected extracts. By applying Sinclair and Coulthard’s model (1992), the researcher figured out some new categories i.e. repetition (rpt) & confirmation (conf) and some online mending strategies like Presence Ensure Technique (PET) & Self-Elicit Strategy which may be considered as useful in the successful conduction of online classes. The researcher found that the above-mentioned findings regarding digital classes are unlike traditional face to face learning format. The present study coined the new dimension of observing digital classroom discourses from Sinclair and Coulthard’s perspective.
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