Wang2023
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BibType | ARTICLE |
Key | Wang2023 |
Author(s) | Xiaoyun Wang, Xiaoting Li |
Title | Teachers’ Eyebrow and Head Movements and Repeats as Other-Initiations of Repair in Second-Language Classrooms |
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Tag(s) | EMCA, Other-initiation of repair, Eyebrow movement, Head movement, Chinese as a Second Language classroom interaction |
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Year | 2024 |
Language | English |
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Journal | Social Interaction: Video-Based Studies of Human Sociality |
Volume | 6 |
Number | 3 |
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URL | Link |
DOI | 10.7146/si.v6i3.142895 |
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Abstract
This study investigates how teachers use language and bodily-visual practices, and particularly facial gestures, to initiate repair of problems in students’ utterances in Chinese as a Second Language classroom interactions. We identify two multimodal practices used by teachers for other-initiation of repair. First, teachers use a “visual repair initiator” of eyebrow raises and head tilts to address apparent language errors in students’ utterances without specifying the trouble-source. Second, teachers use full or partial repeats with marked prosody and eyebrow raises to display problems with accepting a student’s response. We argue that the two practices are deployed to deal with different types of problems in students’ utterances.
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