Social interaction in second language chat rooms / Christopher J. Jenks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jenks, Christopher Joseph.

Series:

Studies in social interaction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Online chat groups.

Social interaction--Technological innovations.

Social interaction.

Online social networks.

Conversation analysis.

Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

vii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2014]

Summary:

How do speakers of English as an additional language manage their talk and interaction in chat rooms? This book examines second language chat rooms from a social-interaction perspective. If focuses on voice-based chat rooms instead of text-based ones, adding to and enriching the existing body of research on second language textbook within computer-mediated communication studies. Christopher J. Jenks thoroughly analyses the interactional effects of technology, and explores in detail the social and linguistic implications of communicating in second language chat rooms. Providing a unique look at how second language talk is organized in an online setting, this book is essential reading for postgraduate student and scholars in computer-mediated communication, social interaction, TESOL, and applied linguistics. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction to the Book 1

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Book Contents 2

Survey

2 Social Interaction and Chat Rooms 7

2.1 Introduction 7

2.2 Social Interaction 7

2.2.1 Conversation Analysis 10

2.3 Chat Rooms 12

2.3.1 Online Communication 14

2.3.1.1 Computer Networks 14

2.3.1.2 Computer-mediated Spoken Interaction 16

3 CMC and Applied Linguistics 17

3.1 Introduction 17

3.2 CMC and Applied Linguistics 18

3.2.1 Teaching and Learning 19

3.2.2 Language and Discourse 22

3.2.3 Sociality and Culture 25

3.2.4 CMSI Studies 28

3.3 Conclusion 32

4 Introduction to CMSI 34

4.1 Introduction 34

4.2 CMSI Platforms 36

4.2.1 Voice over Internet Protocol 37

4.2.1.1 Skype 37

4.2.1.2 Skypecasts 39

4.3 Key Technological and Contextual Features of CMSI 42

4.4 Transcription Conventions 45

4.5 The Study and Data Set 47

Analysis

5 Talking Online; CMSI Features 51

5.1 Introduction 51

5.2 Turn-taking 52

5.2.1 Turn Construction and Transition 52

5.2.2 Overlapping Utterances 55

5.2.3 Turn Allocation 59

5.3 Summons-answer Exchanges 64

5.4 Identification Practices 67

5.5 Discussion and Conclusion 73

6 Turn-taking in Chat Rooms: Texting versus Talking 76

6.1 Introduction 76

6.2 Turn-taking 78

6.2.1 Turn Construction and Transition 78

6.2.2 Overlapping Utterances 82

6.2.3 Turn Allocation 89

6.3 Discussion and Conclusion 93

7 Contextual Variables in CMSI 95

7.1 Introduction 95

7.2 Background Noises 96

7.3 Online Presence 101

7.4 Pauses 106

7.5 Ongoing Talk 110

7.6 Audibility 114

7.7 Discussion and Conclusion 118

Application

8 Teaching and Learning 123

8.1 Introduction 123

8.2 Second Language Acquisition 124

8.2.1 Interactional Competence 126

8.2.1.1 CMSI-based Tasks 130

8.3 Discussion and Conclusion 135

9 Social and Cultural Issues 136

9.1 Introduction 136

9.2 English as a Lingua Franca 137

9.2.1 Norms and Conventions 138

9.2.2 Language Identities 146

9.3 Discussion and Conclusion 151

10 Discussion and Conclusion 154

10.1 Introduction 154

10.2 Research Ethics 157

10.3 Future Directions 158.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-174) and index.

ISBN:

9780748649488

0748649484

0748649492

9780748649495

OCLC:

876346588