AUTHOR=Hadjipanteli Angela , Vrikki Maria 

TITLE=Conceptualising teacher dialogic artistry: a nexus of pedagogical dispositions and language qualities

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.1205501

DOI=10.3389/feduc.2023.1205501

ISSN=2504-284X

ABSTRACT=<p>Teacher pedagogical artistry is fundamental to good teaching. This paper attempts to conceptualise one perspective of pedagogical artistry, that of <italic>teacher dialogic artistry</italic>. This conceptualisation is built on two dimensions of teachers’ conduct aesthetically embodied in dialogic pedagogy: the pedagogical dispositions and language qualities. In this light, we suggest three dispositions that teachers need to develop a dialogic ecology in their class. These are togetherness, provisionality, and exploratory disposition. It is also essential that each of these dispositions be accompanied by a teacher’s code of verbal communication thoroughly harmonised with them. In the context of such dialogic ecology, students are offered the potential to shape their dialogic ethos.</p>