Discourse acquisition in peer talk – The case of argumentation among kindergartners

In addition to adults, peers too act as crucial instances of discourse/language socialization. Due to the fact that the ways of learning differ greatly, peers learn from peers in a special way. In the study at hand we claim that within argumentation among kindergartners peers offer each other multiple learning opportunities and establish several requirements to improve discursive competencies. Discourse acquisition in this sense can be...