4.5 Discussion List: Multilogue and Dialogue

This section provides in-depth information on the use of discussion as a means of favouring teacher talk, reflection and of bringing teachers’ implicit beliefs to the explicit level. Comparisons will be made throughout this section in order to highlight the similarities and differences between online discussions in asynchronous time and face-to-face discussions in synchronous time. An overview will be presented of the participants in and procedures of the online discussion that took place in the context of this study. The individual dialogues or discussions will also be explained.