It is generally accepted that classroom interaction can facilitate students’ language development and communicative competence. The most common proposition of the role of classroom interaction is its contribution to language development simply by providing target language practice opportunities. However, this paper presents the new understanding of the role of classroom interaction drawing on the dialogical approach, which advocates to co-construct the learner’s self and cognitive development.
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