Conceding in Disagreements during Small Group Interactions in Academic Writing Class

Autor/in	Sharma, Bal Krishna
Titel	Conceding in Disagreements during Small Group Interactions in Academic Writing Class
Quelle	In: Classroom Discourse, 3 (2012) 1, S.4-28 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1946-3014
DOI	10.1080/19463014.2012.666024
Schlagwörter	Interpersonal Communication; Content Analysis; Discourse Analysis; Collaborative Writing; Interaction; Second Language Instruction; Cooperation; Peer Relationship; English (Second Language); Foreign Students; Graduate Students; Video Technology; Writing Assignments + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interpersonale Kommunikation; Inhaltsanalyse; Diskursanalyse; Interaktion; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Co-operation; Kooperation; Peer-Beziehungen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin
Abstract	Using conversation analysis as a methodological and analytical framework, this study presents a sequential analysis of disagreement episodes in small group interactions in an advanced academic writing class. Closer scrutiny of the sequences reveals that in order to bring disagreements to a close, participants make use of an array of interactional resources to defend and establish their positions as well as to challenge other members' stances. From a collection of 48 disagreement episodes, I identify five different disagreement exit patterns and explain one of them--conceding--in detail. Analysis of pre-conceding activities in the disagreement episodes shows that participants deploy three major practices before they close the sequence: "making an understanding claim," "building a peer alliance" and "proposing an alternative position." They take cautious steps when they give in to the opponent's stance. The findings expand our understanding of the intricate manoeuvres involved in group work tasks in a writing class. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01