This paper reports on a study exploring patterns of discourse organisation in seminar-type discussions.
A stratified language model is assumed here, where patterns of discourse are realised in patterns of grammar (in formal SF terms, discourse semantics and lexicogrammar).
We believe that it will ultimately lead us to further understanding why certain patterns of discourse correlate with better learning outcomes.
The analysis here assumes that patterns of discourse in pedagogic contexts serve to create, maintain and reproduce syndromes of social relations, identities and order over time.
Once patterns of discourse in each component have been described, along with relations between components, the next step is to interpret the patterns of pedagogic register that they realise.
By analysing the verbal content and non-verbal communication between the architect and client, we identify patterns of discourse that imbue design problem-solving with the language and concepts that express values.
The analysis of verbal communication will focus on discourses found in sending and receiving words and cues, and will be directed towards patterns of discourse of power and vulnerability in the communication.
Adopting a structurationist theoretical stance and a case study research design, the processes by which CIS managers' patterns of discourse contribute to the configuration of the new technology in their respective organizational contexts were longitudinally examined over 33 months.
Design research aims to understand how the complex interactions among various aspects of the learning environment (e.g., patterns of discourse, classroom norms, available tools and resources, as well as the specific tasks and problems students are asked to solve) influence student learning (Cobb et al. 2003).
Examining the linguistic characteristics of discourses on technologies and the cultural and historical roots of the metaphors and symbols used may help to explain the patterns of discourses.
