Modern Language: Interaction in Conversational NS-NNS Video SCMC eTandem Exchanges

Autor/in	Strawbridge, Tripp
Titel	Modern Language: Interaction in Conversational NS-NNS Video SCMC eTandem Exchanges
Quelle	In: Language Learning & Technology, 25 (2021) 2, S.94-110 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1094-3501
Schlagwörter	Intercultural Communication; Native Speakers; Native Language; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Spanish; Second Language Instruction; Exchange Programs; Videoconferencing; Computer Mediated Communication; Partnerships in Education; Feedback (Response); Language Usage; Influence of Technology; Undergraduate Students; Discourse Analysis; Foreign Countries; United States; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Muttersprachler; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Spanisch; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Exchange programme; Exchange program; Exchange programmes; Austauschprogramm; Computerkonferenz; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Sprachgebrauch; Diskursanalyse; Ausland; USA; Mexiko
Abstract	This study investigates the interaction of native speaker--non-native speaker (NS-NNS) dyads engaged in conversational interaction as part of a video-based synchronous computer mediated communication (VidSCMC) eTandem language program. Previous work has indicated certain advantages of NNS-NS conversational interaction for language learning (e.g., Nakahama et al., 2001); however, this potential has not been tested empirically for interaction in voice-based synchronous computer mediated communication (SVCMC) platforms, despite their growing popularity among language learners (Yanguas & Bergin, 2018). Participants were 18 university students (9 L1 English-L2 Spanish; 9 L1 Spanish-L2 English) taking part in a VidSCMC eTandem language partnership between two universities, in the United States and Mexico. Building on previous interactionist work on synchronous computer mediated communication (SCMC), language related episodes (LREs) were analyzed for quantity, trigger type, initiator, reactive or preemptive status, instances of negotiation, and the provision of negative feedback. Results show a remarkably even distribution of LRE types and linguistic foci, with NSs and NNSs taking equal responsibility in promoting globally- and locally-focused target language (TL) comprehension and output through their engagement in LREs. These patterns are reflective of the simultaneously shared status of learner and expert by the members of NS-NNS eTandem exchange dyads. Results are discussed in light of the changing relationship between language and language learners brought on by modern technologies. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01