Deployment of the formulaic utterance “how about∼” in task-based second language classroom discussions
Deployment of the formulaic utterance “how about∼” in task-based second language classroom discussions
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在基于任务的第二语言课堂讨论中使用公式化的话语“how about〜”
DOI:
10.1515/ip-2021-4001
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
1.1
通讯作者:
Yuri Hosoda
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作者:
David Aline;Yuri Hosoda
Abstract Formulaic speech has long been of interest in studies of second language learning and pragmatic use as production and comprehension of formulaic utterances requires less processing and production effort and, therefore, allows for greater fluency. This study scrutinizes the sequential positions and actions of one formulaic utterance “how about∼” from the participants’ perspective. This conversation analytic study offers a fine-grained microanalysis of student interaction during classroom peer discussion activities. The data consist of over 54 h of video-recorded classroom interaction. Analysis revealed several positions and actions of “how about∼” as it occurs during peer discussions by Japanese learners of English. Emerging from analysis was a focus on how learners deploy this formulaic utterance to achieve various actions within sequences of interaction. Analysis revealed that participants used “how about∼” for (a) explicitly selecting next speaker, (b) shifting topics, (c) proposing a solution, and (d) suggesting alternative procedures. Although the formula was deployed to perform these four different actions, consistent throughout all instances was the disclosure of learner orientation to the progressivity of the task interaction. The findings show how language learners deploy this formulaic utterance in discussion tasks designed for language learning and highlights the pragmatic functions of this phrase.
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发表时间:
2008
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作者:
Greer;T;Tim Greer
通讯作者:
Tim Greer