Strategies for avoiding misunderstanding in English L2 conversations

IF 3.1 2区 文学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Elt Journal Pub Date : 2023-05-25 DOI:10.1093/elt/ccad025
Kim McDonough, Chen Liu, P. Trofimovich
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Abstract

To contribute to existing research that describes how L2 speakers avoid misunderstanding during conversation, the current study examines the strategies used by university students in Canada. The students (N = 104) were audio-recorded while carrying out two communicative tasks in pairs: exchanging personal experiences about moving to Canada, and discussing academic research studies. Transcripts were coded for the occurrence of speaker strategies (e.g. comprehension check, elaboration) and listener strategies (e.g. confirmation check, clarification request) for avoiding misunderstanding. Their use of speaker and listener strategies was compared overall and by conversational topic (i.e. personal or academic). The results indicated that the students used more speaker strategies than listener strategies and produced more speaker strategies during the academic discussion than the personal topic. Implications for L2 teaching are highlighted.
二语会话中避免误解的策略
为了对描述二语使用者在对话中如何避免误解的现有研究有所贡献,本研究考察了加拿大大学生使用的策略。104名学生(N = 104)在进行两项交流任务时进行录音:交换移居加拿大的个人经历,讨论学术研究。为避免误解,对讲话者策略(如理解检查、阐述)和听话者策略(如确认检查、澄清要求)的出现进行编码。他们对说话者和听者策略的使用进行了总体比较,并按会话主题(即个人或学术)进行了比较。结果表明,学生在学术讨论中使用的说话者策略多于听者策略,在个人话题中使用的说话者策略多于个人话题。强调了对第二语言教学的启示。
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Elt Journal
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期刊介绍: ELT Journal is a quarterly publication for all those involved in the field of teaching English as a second or foreign language. The journal links the everyday concerns of practitioners with insights gained from related academic disciplines such as applied linguistics, education, psychology, and sociology. ELT Journal provides a medium for informed discussion of the principles and practice which determine the ways in which the English language is taught and learnt around the world. It is also a forum for the exchange of information among members of the profession worldwide.
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