Volume 27 Number 1, 2023 Topic management in L2 task-based written interactions

Topic management in L2 task-based written interactions

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Volume 27 Number 1, 2023
contributor.author:
Abe, Makoto
date.accessioned:
2023-02-28T00:47:09Z
date.available:
2023-02-28T00:47:09Z
date.copyright:
2023
date.issued:
2023-02-27
description.abstract:
How online interactants advance their talk in written interactions has been extensively investigated in different areas, including language learning. Applying a conversation analysis technique, this study examined how second language (L2) learners managed topics in L2 task-based text-chat interactions and the effects of L2 proficiency on their interactional practices. Participants were 53 dyads, comprising 106 Japanese learners of English across three proficiency levels. The findings demonstrated that only high-proficiency learners jointly constructed differences in topicality between on- and off-task interactions, by implementing resources available in the textual communication medium. Mid- and low-proficiency learners tended to recycle similar formats to create new sequences. In addition, low-proficiency learners never showed orientation to topic transition in an observable way; mid-proficiency learners did show an indication of such an orientation to topic transition, although they failed to achieve it interactionally. The findings were partially verified by quantifying the question format How about you?, which was predominantly used by low- and mid-proficiency learners. Based on the findings, this study proposes a hypothetical developmental pathway and pedagogical implications for teaching and assessment of interactional competencies in L2 written interactions.
endingpage:
18
format.extent:
18
identifier.citation:
Abe, M. (2023). Topic management in L2 task-based written interactions. Language Learning & Technology, 27(1), 1–18. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73511
identifier.issn:
1094-3501
identifier.uri:
https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73511
language:
eng
number:
1
publicationname:
Language Learning & Technology
publisher:
University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center Center for Language & Technology
rights.license:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
rights.uri:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
site_url:
/item/10125-73511/
startingpage:
1
subject:
Topic Management, Text Messaging, Interactional Practice, Conversation Analysis
title:
Topic management in L2 task-based written interactions
type:
Article Text
volume:
27