ERIC Number: EJ1088420
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 18
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Student-Initiated Use of Multilingual Resources in English-Language Classroom Interaction: Next-Turn Management
Ziegler, Gudrun; Sert, Olcay; Durus, Natalia
Classroom Discourse, v3 n2 p187-204 2012
This paper investigates the use of multilingual resources by plurilingual participants in two English language classrooms in Luxembourg. Using Conversation Analysis and drawing on transcriptions of video-recordings, we present three examples of student use of multilingual resources and their respective teacher next turn management (through modified repetition, monolingual reformulation and meta-talk about language). We show that the students' use of multilingual resources aligns with the ongoing interaction (pedagogical focus and classroom micro contexts), is significantly discourse-related and allows for doing emphasis and topic placement. We argue that our multimodal analysis brings critical insights into the study of multilingual resources in language classrooms, which has implications for the investigation of teaching and language learner/language user participation in instructed learning environments.
Descriptors: Multilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Video Technology, Educational Resources, Interpersonal Communication, Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Interaction, Teaching Methods, Code Switching (Language), Language Usage, French, German, Secondary Education, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Luxembourg
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