The Role of Multimodality during the Negotiation of Meaning in an English/Spanish eTandem Video-Conferencing Exchange

Autor/inn/en	Arellano-Soto, German; Parks, Susan
Titel	The Role of Multimodality during the Negotiation of Meaning in an English/Spanish eTandem Video-Conferencing Exchange
Quelle	In: Canadian Modern Language Review, 77 (2021) 2, S.129-153 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0008-4506
Schlagwörter	Videoconferencing; Spanish; Second Language Learning; College Students; Language Proficiency; Exchange Programs; Intercultural Communication; Grammar; Teaching Methods; Educational Technology; Computer Mediated Communication; Multimedia Materials; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spanisch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Collegestudent; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Exchange programme; Exchange program; Exchange programmes; Austauschprogramm; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Grammatik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterrichtsmedien; Computerkonferenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	This study reports on how the affordances of the WebEx platform were used as multimodality resources during the negotiation of meaning by participants engaged in an English/Spanish eTandem video-conferencing exchange. The exchange involved five dyads of university students with an intermediate level of language proficiency. A total of seven tasks were completed in each language. Analysis of the transcribed interaction revealed 915 focus-on-form episodes (FFEs). Further analysis of the FFEs revealed that six types of multimodality resources were involved during the negotiation process: chat, pictures, whiteboard, electronic translator, webcam, and paper dictionary. Of these, the most frequently used were chat (over half of all FFEs), pictures, and the whiteboard. Although previous studies have pointed to the importance of multimodality resources during the negotiation of meaning, the present study provides statistical support and attests to the frequent use of combined resources. In contrast to previous studies that have mainly involved Skype, the study highlights how the increased affordances of the WebEx platform enhanced participants' ability to negotiate meaning, especially with respect to chat, the shared document feature that facilitated the use of pictures and the whiteboard for drawings. Although limited in their appreciation of the webcam with respect to actual language learning, participants acknowledged its importance at the socio-affective level as a means of establishing social presence and creating a rapport with partners. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01