Exploring the Interactional Competence through Conversation Analysis in EFL class among K-12 Students
- DOI
- 10.2991/978-2-38476-214-9_36How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Conversation analysis; Interactional Competence; Online English Courses; IRF
- Abstract
With the emergence of the epidemic era, having online classes has become an increasing educational trend in the modern times, which relatively reduces the cost of time and space. The present study utilized Conversation analysis to explore the concept of Interactional Competence, as it pertains to conversational interactions. After analyzing four classroom transcripts, the main findings of this paper were: 1) The use of gesture and echo words of teachers is benefit to improve the atmosphere of the class; 2) The patience and encouragement of teachers help to bring out the students’ potential; 3) Appropriate use of teacher talking time and wait time is conducive to promoting classroom interaction; 4) Teacher feedback plays a key role in the IRF pattern. Therefore, the teacher's interactive conversational skills are very important. Subsequently, this paper makes a significant contribution to the refinement of the implementation of the educational sector and the professional development of educators.
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TY - CONF AU - Xinyan Jiao PY - 2024 DA - 2024/02/21 TI - Exploring the Interactional Competence through Conversation Analysis in EFL class among K-12 Students BT - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Education, Language and Art (ICELA 2023) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 296 EP - 304 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-214-9_36 DO - 10.2991/978-2-38476-214-9_36 ID - Jiao2024 ER -