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Developing Interactional Competence in a Japanese Study Abroad Context / Naoko Taguchi.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Second Language AcquisitionPublisher: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781783093724
  • 9781783093731
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 495.680071
LOC classification:
  • P57.J3 T28 2015
  • P57.J3 ǂb T28 2015eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Interactional Competence in a Japanese Study Abroad -- 2. Linguistic and Interactional Resources in Japanese Conversation: Speech Styles and Incomplete Sentence Endings -- 3. Context of the Study: Study Abroad as a Site for Language Learning -- 4. Methods -- 5. Speech Styles -- 6. Style-Shifting Across Discourse Boundaries -- 7. Incomplete Sentences in Joint Turn Construction -- 8. Case Histories of Interactional Development and Study Abroad Experience -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendix A: Transcription Conventions -- Appendix B: Conversation Task -- Appendix C: Motivation Survey -- Appendix D: Japanese Contact Survey -- Appendix E: Proportion of the Utterance-Ending Forms by Individuals: Polite Forms, Plain Forms and Incomplete Endings -- References -- Index
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 in 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.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Interactional Competence in a Japanese Study Abroad -- 2. Linguistic and Interactional Resources in Japanese Conversation: Speech Styles and Incomplete Sentence Endings -- 3. Context of the Study: Study Abroad as a Site for Language Learning -- 4. Methods -- 5. Speech Styles -- 6. Style-Shifting Across Discourse Boundaries -- 7. Incomplete Sentences in Joint Turn Construction -- 8. Case Histories of Interactional Development and Study Abroad Experience -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendix A: Transcription Conventions -- Appendix B: Conversation Task -- Appendix C: Motivation Survey -- Appendix D: Japanese Contact Survey -- Appendix E: Proportion of the Utterance-Ending Forms by Individuals: Polite Forms, Plain Forms and Incomplete Endings -- References -- Index

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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 in 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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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