Negotiated Interaction in Teacher-Led versus Peer Group Adult ESL Discussions

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  • Ling Shi

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https://doi.org/10.18806/tesl.v16i1.710

Abstract

This study investigated how teachers and learners negotiated meaning in three teacher-led whole-class and nine peer group pre-writing discussions in a pre-university ESL program. By analyzing various interaction features such as comprehension and confirmation checks, clarification and feedback requests, self- and other-corrections, and self- and other-completion, the study found that although peer discussions had high frequencies of negotiation, these negotiations were restricted compared with the extended negotiations in teacher-led discussions. Also, peer groups, where students showed more initiation to modify syntax, lexis, and meaning were limited compared with the target like forms in teacher-led error corrections. Students' feedback suggested that they perceived peer and teacher talk to complement each other to meet various needs of the learners as useful language learning experiences.

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Published

1998-10-26

How to Cite

Shi, L. . . . . . . . . . . (1998). Negotiated Interaction in Teacher-Led versus Peer Group Adult ESL Discussions. TESL Canada Journal, 16(1), 54–74. https://doi.org/10.18806/tesl.v16i1.710

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