STARN: Scots Teaching and Resource Network
Gender, Speech Styles and the Assessment of Discussion
Group 5
There are two speakers in the group, G9 and G10. The graded speaker is G10, who is awarded a grade 2 at Credit level by the S.E.B.. The topic of their discussion is "What qualities would you like in a teacher?", and they have been given a list of possible qualities to rank. The discussion lasts 4 minutes 39 seconds.
1. G9: I think it's got to be makes the students work hard and
G10:
2. G9: sets high standards because that's what a teacher is for
G10:
3. G9: (.) they're not (.) that's their whole purpose (1.5)
G10:
4. G9: that's what they're supposed to do (.) that's their job
G10:
5. G9: (.) so it's got to be number (.) I think it's got to be
G10:
6. G9: number one=
G10: =I would think (.) using a lot of different
7. G9:
G10: materials equipment (1) teaching methods (1.5) to make
8. G9:
G10: their lessons interesting (.) and then the high standards
9. G9:
G10: (1) cos (3) I mean you want hard work but you do want to
10. G9:
G10: have some fun (.) you (no like) working hard all the time
11. G9: (1) no but I think it is (.) makes students work hard
G10:
12. G9: because that is what their job is (1) they're not there
G10:
13. G9: to make people (.) I suppose they are there to make it
G10:
14. G9: interesting (.) that's part (.) but basically they're
G10:
15. G9: there (.) to make people (1.5) to get high standards (1)
G10:
16. G9: to set high standards for their students=
G10: = but if they're
17. G9:
G10: not (.) they're not going to get any high standards if
18. G9:
G10: their lessons are so boring and nobody's going to be
19. G9: (3)
G10: listening I mean they've got to be (3) interesting
20. G9: mm well I still say students work
G10: (2) well we'll put down
21. G9:
G10: one and two (.) and then we'll decide later (.) whether we
22. G9:
G10: think (.) we'll put (.) I'll put one and you can put the
23. G9: (2) I would ps.
G10: one you think (3.5) right (1) the next one
24. G9: helps organise the students become independent and
G10:
25. G9: organise their own learning =
G10: = yeah I think that as well
26. G9:
G10: cos they've got (.) I mean you've got to become
27. G9: (.) cos that makes it more (.) cos teachers
G10: independent and
28. G9: don't want (.) they don't want (2) they find it more
G10:
29. G9: difficult (.) that's the whole purpose as well (.) is
G10:
30. G9: become independent (.) and organise it to adapt you to
G10: mhmm
31. G9: when you do leave school and you've got to organise things
G10:
32. G9: (.) so I think that's number three (6)
G10: (2) right (3) erm
33. G9: what about works hard to remain up to date in his or her
G10:
34. G9: subject
G10: (.) yeah that (.) I suppose that's quite important
35. G9: (3) it's either that or is able to maintain discipline and
G10:
36. G9: order (2) cos without that (.) if a teacher's really soft
G10:
37. G9: (.) you don't get anything done (1.5) unless he's got
G10:
38. G9: discipline and order (.) cos everybody just mucks about in
G10:
39. G9: their class and you never get anything done=
G10: =uhuh I think
40. G9:
G10: it'd be (1) erhm (1.5) to keep the (.) discipline and
41. G9:
G10: order and then to (.) keep up to date in his or her
42. G9: uhuh
G10: subject (.) because I mean if you don't keep discipline
43. G9:
G10: then nobody pays attention (.) just (XXXX)
44. G9: (1.5) right
G10: waste time if you ask me (2) that us (1.5) (one
45. G9:
G10: two I think) (3) maybe on this one (.) I would say (.)
46. G9: (1) no I wouldn't say that one because I
G10: keeps in contact
47. G9: would say that was (1.5secXXXX) related to the
G10:
48. G9: job I mean it's good if somebody does that you know it's
G10:
49. G9: extra (.) it's good for them a.
G10: I know but (.) I mean this
50. G9:
G10: isn't really about a teacher's job is (.) it's what you
51. G9: = I suppose (.) so (2)
G10: would like in a good teacher =
52. G9: (1.5secXXXX) openly admits when he or she has
G10: (1.5secXXXX)
53. G9: made a mistake (.) or does not know something because
G10:
54. G9: teachers a lot of teachers can be like that (.) you know
G10: yeah
55. G9: if you've got something right (.) or they've said
G10:
56. G9: something wrong (.) and they won't admit that they've got
G10: uhuh
57. G9: it wrong (.) it's like (denying what you think rather than
G10: yeah
58. G9: saying) I would want to go for that in a teacher
G10: (4) I
59. G9:
G10: suppose next it has to be is friendly with his or with his
60. G9:
G10: or her colleagues (.) cos I mean keeping in contact
61. G9: (right)
G10: (3secXXXX) oh no is interested in his or her students
62. G9:
G10: (no that's not)