Second Language Conversations

Author : Rod Gardner,Johannes Wagner
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005-12-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0826488005

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Second Language Conversations by Rod Gardner,Johannes Wagner Pdf

"This collection is the first to consistently adopt Conversation Analysis as an approach to second language interaction. By examining first and second language speakers' participation in a wide range of activities, it challenges the dominant view of 'nonnative speakers' as deficient communicators. Proposing instead to understand second language users' conversational participation as interactional achievement, the book makes a powerful case for 'ethnomethodological respecification' in second language research." Professor Gabriele Kasper, University of Hawai'i Conversations involving speakers whose first language is not the language in which they are talking have become widespread in the globalized world. Migration, increased travel for business or pleasure, as well as communication through new technologies such as the internet make Second Language Conversations an increasingly common everyday event. In this book Conversation Analysis is used to explore natural, casual talk between speakers in a second language. The contributors shift emphasis away from controlled contexts such as the classroom towards more sociable environments in which people go about their daily routines. English, German, French, Japanese, Finnish and Danish are all analyzed as second languages within a variety of professional, educational and sociable situations. This collection of essays aims to present naturally occurring Second Language Conversations in order to show what speakers in these situations do; how they utilize first language conversational practices, and whether or not grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation help or hinder the construction of meaning. >

Author : Jean Wong,Hansun Zhang Waring
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429947674

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Conversation Analysis and Second Language Pedagogy by Jean Wong,Hansun Zhang Waring Pdf

Now in its second edition, this volume offers a strong synthesis of classic and current work in conversation analysis (CA), usefully encapsulated in a model of interactional practices that comprise interactional competence. Through this synthesis, Wong and Waring demonstrate how CA findings can help to increase language teachers’ awareness of the spoken language and suggest ways of applying that knowledge to teaching second language interaction skills. The Second Edition features: Substantial updates that include new findings on interactional practices Reconceptualized, reorganized, and revised content for greater accuracy, clarity, and readability Expanded key concepts glossary at the end of each chapter New tasks with more transcripts of actual talk New authors' stories The book is geared towards current and prospective second or foreign language teachers, material developers, and other language professionals, and assumes neither background knowledge of conversation analysis nor its connection to second language teaching. It also serves as a handy reference for those interested in key CA findings on social interaction.

Author : Richard R. Day
Publisher : Newbury House Publishers
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Conversation
ISBN : UCSC:32106010928841

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Talking to Learn by Richard R. Day Pdf

Explores the role played by conversation in the teaching and acquisition of a second language.

Author : Salla Kurhila
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2006-05-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027293657

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Second Language Interaction by Salla Kurhila Pdf

Members of divergent societies are increasingly involved in interactional situations, both publicly and privately, where participants do not share linguistic resources. Second language conversations have become common everyday events in the globalized world, and an interest has evolved to determine how interaction is conducted and understanding achieved in such asymmetric conversations. This book describes how mutual intelligibility is established, checked and remedied in authentic interaction between first and second language speakers, both in institutional and everyday situations. The study is rooted in the interactional view on language, and it contributes to our knowledge on interactional practices, in particular in cases where some doubt exists about the level of intersubjectivity between the participants. It expands the traditional research agenda of conversation analysis that is based on the concepts of ‘membership’ and ‘members’ shared competences’. By showing in detail how speakers with restricted linguistic resources can interact successfully and achieve the (institutional) goals of interactions, this study also adds to our knowledge of the questions that are central in second language research, such as when and how the non-native speakers’ ‘linguistic output’ is modified by themselves or by the native speakers, or when the non-native speakers display uptake after these modifications.

Author : Salla Kurhila
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Comprehension
ISBN : 9529159749

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Co-constructing Understanding Second Language Conversation by Salla Kurhila Pdf

Author : Clelia König
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780429631801

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A Conversation Analysis Approach to French L2 Learning by Clelia König Pdf

This book offers a critical examination of second language (L2) learning outside institutional contexts, with a focus on the way second language learners introduce, close, and manage conversational topics in everyday settings. König adopts a Conversation Analysis for Second Language Acquisition (CA-SLA) approach in analyzing oral data from a longitudinal study of L2 learners of French, au pairs in Swiss families, over several years. With this approach the author presents insights into the ways in which L2 learners introduce and close conversational topics in ongoing conversations and how these strategies evolve over time, setting the stage for future research on this little documented process in second language acquisition. This volume contributes toward a greater understanding of L2 learning “in the wild,” making this key reading for students and researchers in second language acquisition, applied linguistics, and French language learning and teaching.

Author : John Hellermann,Søren W. Eskildsen,Simona Pekarek Doehler,Arja Piirainen-Marsh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030221652

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Conversation Analytic Research on Learning-in-Action by John Hellermann,Søren W. Eskildsen,Simona Pekarek Doehler,Arja Piirainen-Marsh Pdf

This volume offers insights on language learning outside the classroom, or in the wild, where L2 users themselves are the driving force for language learning. The chapters, by scholars from around the world, critically examine the concept of second language learning in the wild. The authors use innovative data collection methods (such as video and audio recordings collected by the participants during their interactions outside classrooms) and analytic methods from conversation analysis to provide a radically emic perspective on the data. Analytic claims are supported by evidence from how the participants in the interactions interpret one another’s language use and interactional conduct. This allows the authors to scrutinize the term wild showing what distinguishes L2 practices in our different datasets and how those practices differ from the L2 learner data documented in other more controlled settings, such as the classroom. We also show how our findings can feed back into the development of materials for classroom language instruction, and ultimately can support the implementation of usage-based L2 pedagogies. In sum, we uncover what it is about the language use in these contexts that facilitates developmental changes over time in L2-speakers' and their co-participants' interactional practices for language learning.

Author : Sviatlana Höhn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030155049

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Artificial Companion for Second Language Conversation by Sviatlana Höhn Pdf

The research described in this book shows that conversation analysis can effectively model dialogue. Specifically, this work shows that the multidisciplinary field of communicative ICALL may greatly benefit from including Conversation Analysis. As a consequence, this research makes several contributions to the related research disciplines, such as conversation analysis, second-language acquisition, computer-mediated communication, artificial intelligence, and dialogue systems. The book will be of value for researchers and engineers in the areas of computational linguistics, intelligent assistants, and conversational interfaces.

Author : Jean Wong,Hansun Zhang Waring
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136975837

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Conversation Analysis and Second Language Pedagogy by Jean Wong,Hansun Zhang Waring Pdf

Conversation and speaking skills are the key building blocks for much of language learning. This text increases teachers’ awareness about spoken language and suggests ways of applying that knowledge to teaching second-language interaction skills based on insights from Conversation Analysis (CA). Conversation Analysis and Second Language Pedagogy: reviews key CA concepts and findings directly connects findings from CA with second language pedagogy presents a model of interactional practices grounded in CA concepts includes numerous transcripts of actual talk invites readers to complete a variety of tasks to solidify and extend their understandings features a useful collection of practical teaching activities. The time is ripe for a book that blends conversation analysis and applied linguistics. This text takes that important step, extending the reaches of these once separate academic fields. Assuming neither background knowledge of conversation analysis nor its connection to second language teaching, it is designed for courses in TESOL and applied linguistics and as a resource for experienced teachers, material developers, and language assessment specialists seeking to update their knowledge and hone their craft.

Author : Christian Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781107131224

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Practice in Second Language Learning by Christian Jones Pdf

Five Implications for Research -- Conclusion -- References -- Index

Author : Numa Markee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2000-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135692315

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Conversation Analysis by Numa Markee Pdf

Conversation analysis is a methodology that originated over three decades ago as a sociolinguistic approach but has since been adopted by scholars in a variety of other areas, including applied linguistics and communication. It is of great utility in second language acquisition research for its demonstrations of how micro-moments of socially distributed cognition instantiated in conversational behavior contribute to observable changes in the participants' states of knowing and using a new language. This volume describes the methodology in detail, discusses its relevance for current theories of SLA, and uses two extended examples of conversational analysis to show how learners succeed or fail at the job of learning the meaning of a word or phrase in conversational context. This book is one of several in LEA's Second Language Acquisition Research Series dealing with specific data collection methods or instruments. Each of these monographs addresses the kinds of research questions for which the method/instrument is best suited, its underlying assumptions, a characterization of the method/instrument and extended description of its use and problems associated with its use. For more information about these volumes, please visit LEA's Web site at www.erlbaum.com

Author : Eric H. Roth,Toni Aberson
Publisher : Chimayo Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780982617809

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Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics by Eric H. Roth,Toni Aberson Pdf

This innovative ESL/EFL textbook helps advanced English language learners develop conversation skills and improve fluency by sharing experiences, reflecting on their lives, and discussing proverbs and quotations. The oral skills English textbook includes 45 thematic chapters, over 1,350 questions, 500 vocabulary words, 250 proverbs and American idioms, and 500 quotations. Designed for both adult education and intensive English language students, the conversations and activities deepen critical thinking skills and develop speaking skills essential to success in community college and university programs. Compelling Conversations has been used in classrooms in over 40 countries, recommended by English Teaching Professional magazine, adopted by conversation clubs and private English tutors, and enjoyed by thousands of English students.

Author : Dwight Atkinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136825798

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Alternative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition by Dwight Atkinson Pdf

This volume presents six alternative approaches to studying second language acquisition – 'alternative' in the sense that they contrast with and/or complement the cognitivism pervading the field. All six approaches – sociocultural, complexity theory, conversation-analytic, identity, language socialization, and sociocognitive – are described according to the same set of six headings, allowing for direct comparison across approaches. Each chapter is authored by leading advocates for the approach described: James Lantolf for the sociocultural approach; Diane Larsen-Freeman for the complexity theory approach; Gabriele Kasper and Johannes Wagner for the conversation-analytic approach; Bonny Norton and Carolyn McKinney for the identity approach; Patricia Duff and Steven Talmy for the language socialization approach and Dwight Atkinson for the sociocognitive approach. Introductory and commentary chapters round out this volume. The editor’s introduction describes the significance of alternative approaches to SLA studies given its strongly cognitivist orientation. Lourdes Ortega’s commentary considers the six approaches from an 'enlightened traditional' perspective on SLA studies – a viewpoint which is cognitivist in orientation but broad enough to give serious and balanced consideration to alternative approaches. This volume is essential reading in the field of second language acquisition.

Author : Scott Thornbury,Diana Slade
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-26
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521814263

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Conversation by Scott Thornbury,Diana Slade Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive account of conversation in English and its implications for the ELT classroom. After a general overview and definition of conversation it provides the reader with a systematic description of conversational English, from the vocabulary of conversation, to grammar, discourse and genre. This is followed by an informed account of the development of conversation in both first and second language acquisition. It then describes a range of methodological approaches, procedures and techniques for teaching conversation in English. On this basis, an integrated approach to the teaching of conversation is provided, along with practical classroom applications.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Online chat groups
ISBN : 1474212301

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Online Second Language Acqusition by Anonim Pdf

A book-length exploration of the role of online chat in supporting the teaching and learning of foreign languages is well overdue. Tudini's new book takes a Conversation Analysis approach, which isnew to online Second Language Acquisition. It provides observable, previously undocumented insights into hownative speakersand learners pursue the learning of foreign language and culture during online text chat. It looks at dyadic chat between native speakers and learners, with examplesdrawn froma corpus featuring 133 learners and 584 native speakers of Italian. This unique book contributes to.