Smiths' Essay focuses on the Sociolinguistic Approach in terms of Discourse Analysis. She first begins by reflecting on the "Micro and Macro Approaches" both into and out of a Classroom. Smith frames her ideas on Educational settings by viewing the classroom as a whole to represent the Macro aspect. In addition, she seems to develop the Micro aspect in ways of viewing each student upon their stengths and weaknesses. Also, Smith mentions the "Interactional Sociolinguistics in Educational Settings". Additionally, there are three main principles which she states are how education influences people, as well as their roles in Society. They include, how people act and react to one another socially in meanings and among identities. Next, how people interact and frame their relationships based on intertextuality and intercontextuality. Then, how people use interactions for opportunities into learning.
Furthermore, Smith discusses "Interactional Units" which is where everyone says something. A student's response can lead the teacher to the next point of discussion. One main point in Smith's Essay is where she seems to point of how she re-states her hypothesis by making connections from within the classroom to her students. Also, Smith makes transcripts, even thought she only seems to focus on her classroom as a whole theory. She chooses language to prove her theory, especially when pointing out her main belief of Discourse Analysis as how teaching methods prove her beliefs. Even though Smith can not prove major things to happen, she is still able to share her opinions and provide ideas for other teachers to use.
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