Jenks2009
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
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| Author(s) | Christopher J. Jenks |
| Title | When is it appropriate to talk? Managing overlapping talk in multi-participant voice-based chat rooms |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, Overlap, Chat Rooms, Mediated interaction |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Journal | Computer Assisted Language Learning |
| Volume | 22 |
| Number | 1 |
| Pages | 19–30 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1080/09588220802613781 |
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Abstract
There has been extensive reporting on the interactional characteristics of multi-participant text-based chat rooms. In these chat rooms there are several students typing at the same time, often on more than one topic. As a result, it is not uncommon to see multiple overlapping utterances. Despite these communicative challenges, research suggests that multi-participant text-based chat rooms are beneficial for language teaching and learning. It is my objective to investigate whether the same can be said for multi-participant voice-based chat rooms. As there is little empirical work on the interaction that results from communicating in voice-based chat rooms, a necessary first step in discussing pedagogical benefits is to investigate its interactional structure. This study will therefore focus on how overlapping talk is dealt with in a medium in which multiple voices are heard in the absence of nonverbal cues. The findings show how pauses act in connection to overlapping talk, both as a source and an interactional resource. These findings will then be used to discuss the pedagogical implications of communicating in multi-participant voice-based chat rooms.
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