Proficiency and Sequential Organization of L2 Requests.

Autor/inn/en	Al-Gahtani, Saad; Roever, Carsten
Titel	Proficiency and Sequential Organization of L2 Requests.
Quelle	In: Applied linguistics, 33 (2012) 1, S. 42-65Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Anmerkungen 5; Literaturangaben; Tabellen 1
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1477-450X
DOI	10.1093/applin/amr031
Schlagwörter	Empirische Forschung; Rollenspiel; Interaktion; Frage; Diskursanalyse; Pragmatik (Ling); Zweitsprachenerwerbsforschung
Abstract	L2 requests in developmental pragmatics research are commonly investigated using non-interactive data collection techniques or sidelining the larger discourse sequence in which the request proper is embedded. This study takes a different approach to the study of L2 requests. In a cross-sectional design, we collected role play data from learners at four proficiency levels, and focused on the sequential organization of the interactions and the impact of participants' proficiency level. Findings indicate that lower level learners were less likely to project the upcoming request and lay the groundwork for it through ascertaining interlocutor availability and providing accounts. They used fewer first-pair parts and uttered the request early relying on the interlocutor to elicit further information. The interlocutor also adjusted to learners' proficiency level in keeping complications to a minimum. Effects of the social context variable Power were very limited but discernible at high-proficiency levels. We argue for a more discursive approach to developmental data in interlanguage pragmatics that allows the identification of interactional correlates of proficiency. Developmental work has become an important area of research in interlanguage pragmatics (Kasper and Rose 2002). However, the field continues to grapple with the challenge of describing the development of learners' interactional abilities beyond the level of isolated speech acts (Kasper 2006b). In this article, we will investigate how learners' second language proficiency affects the sequential organization of interactions built around requests and to what extent social context factors built into the role play situation are reflected in the interaction. (Verlag).
Erfasst von	Informationszentrum für Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg
Update	2022/2