Developing interactional competence in a Japanese study abroad context / Naoko Taguchi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taguchi, Naoko, 1967- author.

Series:

Second language acquisition (Clevedon, England) ; 88.

Second language acquisition ; 88

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching--Japan.

Language and languages.

Interlanguage (Language learning).

Linguistics--Study and teaching--Japan.

Linguistics.

English language--Japan.

English language.

Pragmatics.

Speech acts (Linguistics).

Intercultural communication--Japan.

Intercultural communication.

Linguistics--Study and teaching.

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Japan.

Second language acquisition.

Physical Description:

vii, 176 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, [2015]

Summary:

In the process of second language acquisition, the ability to interact effectively is critical. But what does it mean to be interactively competent? This book addresses this question by presenting research on the development of interactional competence among learners of Japanese as a second language. Qualitative data collected on learners studying abroad in Japan is evaluated to explain changes in their interactional competence and provides specific insights into the learning of Japanese. The situated analysis of multiple data sets generates meaningful interpretations of the development of interactional competence and the learner-specific factors that shape developmental trajectories. Moreover, the context of the research provides insights into the types of learning resources and experiences that study abroad provides to assist learners in their progress towards becoming a competent speaker in the target community. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Interactional Competence in a Japanese Study Abroad Context: An Introduction 1

Interactional Competence: Definition and Historical Sketch 3

Resources for Discursive Practices 7

2 Linguistic and Interactional Resources in Japanese Conversation: Speech Styles and Incomplete Sentence Endings 10

Japanese Speech Styles 10

Incomplete Utterance Ending in Japanese 24

3 Context of the Study: Study Abroad as a Site for Language Learning 31

4 Methods 38

Participants 38

Conversation Data 39

Interview Data 43

Supplementary Measures 47

Data Collection Procedures 48

5 Speech Styles 50

The Change in the Use of Speech Styles: The Polite and Plain Forms 50

Functions of the Plain Forms 57

Informal Speech Style: Plain Forms with Affect Keys 65

Summary 81

6 Style-Shifting Across Discourse Boundaries 84

Style-Shifting Between the Polite and Plain Forms Across Different Participant Structures 85

Summary 96

7 Incomplete Sentences in Joint Turn Construction 98

Functions of Incomplete Sentence Endings in Joint Turn Construction 99

Summary 112

8 Case Histories of Interactional Development and Study Abroad Experience 114

Interview Participants 114

Findings 118

9 Conclusion 145

Implications for the Construct of Interactional Competence and Development 145

Implications for Study Abroad as a Site for L2 Learning 151

Future Directions 155.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783093724

1783093722

9781783093717

1783093714

OCLC:

902762230