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Table 3 Kai's response to teacher’s mediation

From: How interactive discussions support writing development: the application of Dynamic Assessment for learning Chinese rhetoric

1

T

where do you think zhuan is?

2

K

I think (.) the first paragraph explains the culture that manipulates beautiful woman for advertisement and the second paragraph explains that it has some advantages like the example of Miss World can help promote the company. And then the third paragraph is the main topic (.) it says that it may have some advantages. but there must be with some problems it causes the undesirable culture (.) and the fourth paragraph the fourth section. People worry about the craziness for beauty contest like I said earlier it results in the undesirable culture which causes problem to female's social status and impedes the society progress

3

T

Right. but they ((other students who also joined the discussion)) think that the last sentence is the main topic. how to promote and utilize Beauty Economy is the problem we have to face now (.) how do you think?

4

K

I think the main topic is from here to (inaudible voice) ((point from the article))

5

K

It is similar to what you explain about the open the door approach that it has some possible solution by the last section (.) I don’t know if the Qi-cheng-zhuan-he method has it (.) i think this is a possible solution it gives a reader the idea of you have to do this.