Interactional and intercultural competence in tandem learning : a micro-analytic perspective
This thesis is an investigation into the characteristics of interactional and intercultural competence in a tandem language learning context between English and Chinese postgraduate students. It examines idioms meaning exchanges through the adoption of a conversation analytical perspective. The characteristics of interactional and intercultural competence are established in this thesis by applying the principles of conversation analysis using the same set of data. The first application examines the characteristics of interactional competence whilst the second investigates the characteristics of intercultural competence through the lens of conversation analysis and interactional competence. This thesis is a contribution to the existing body of knowledge on interactional and intercultural competence and on tandem language learning. However, unlike previous research in this field (e.g. Bennett, 1986; Byram, 1997; Bennett, 1998; Hofstede, 2001; Brammerts, 2003; Lewis, 2003; Stickler and Lewis, 2003; Hosoda, 2006; Park, 2007; Van Compernolle, 2011; Kitzinger and Mandelbaum, 2013; Bolden, 2014), this thesis focuses on the interactions in tandem learning sessions using a microanalysis account of ârepairâ, âturn
Sabbah-Taylor, Angela
Interactional and intercultural competence in tandem learning : a micro-analytic perspective. This thesis is an investigation into the characteristics of interactional and intercultural competence in a tandem language learning context between English and Chinese postgraduate students. It examines idioms meaning exchanges through the adoption of a conversation analytical perspective. The characteristics of interactional and intercultural competence are established in this thesis by applying the principles of conversation analysis using the same set of data. The first application examines the characteristics of interactional competence whilst the second investigates the characteristics of intercultural competence through the lens of conversation analysis and interactional competence. This thesis is a contribution to the existing body of knowledge on interactional and intercultural competence and on tandem language learning. However, unlike previous research in this field (e.g. Bennett, 1986; Byram, 1997; Bennett, 1998; Hofstede, 2001; Brammerts, 2003; Lewis, 2003; Stickler and Lewis, 2003; Hosoda, 2006; Park, 2007; Van Compernolle, 2011; Kitzinger and Mandelbaum, 2013; Bolden, 2014), this thesis focuses on the interactions in tandem learning sessions using a microanalysis account of ârepairâ, âturn
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