Interactional Modifications in Text-based Chats between Korean and Japanese Students

• 영문명: Interactional Modifications in Text-based Chats between Korean and Japanese Students
• 발행기관: 한국영어어문교육학회
• 저자명: Hera Chu
• 간행물 정보: 『영어어문교육』영어어문교육 제12권 제2호, 1~18쪽, 전체 18쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2006.06.01

영문 초록

  This study investigates the types of interactional modifications employed by Japanese and Korean university students during text-based chats. In particular, this study focuses on the role of a network-based medium on the use of interactional modifications, which have been claimed to facilitate interlanguage development. The results show that students use a variety of features of interactional modifications. The most used strategies were the use of paralinguistic features, framing, overt indication of understanding/agreement, and clarification checks, which reveals inconsistent results with findings from research on the negotiation of meaning in face-to-face interaction. Results suggest that the computer-mediated communication (CMC) environment requires the above mentioned strategies and students are able to adapt to this new context by employing alternative strategies. The majority of negotiations were generated by content and lexical items either to resolve communication problems or to better manage interactions, and very few negotiations occurred in terms of grammar. The findings suggest that text-based synchronous chats can be an effective tool for promoting interactive competence, but their effectiveness on grammatical development is uncertain.

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영어초록
Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION
Ⅱ. RESEARCH BACKGROUND
Ⅲ. RESEARCH METHODS
Ⅳ. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Ⅴ. CONCLUSION
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키워드

interactional modifications synchronous CMC interactive competence