Translanguaging practices and metalinguistic reflection during negotiation of meaning in tandem virtual exchanges

Earlier studies exploring translanguaging in virtual exchanges (Walker, 2018; Zheng et al., 2017) have mainly focused on identifying translanguaging in written chats to analyze discursive aspects and feedback processes. However, tandem virtual exchanges provide the possibility of analyzing the negot...

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Published in:Bellaterra : journal of teaching & learning language & literature Vol. 16; no. 3; p. e1135
Main Author: Canals, Laia
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 25.10.2023
Subjects:
Metalinguistic reflection
Negotiation of meaning
Online oral interaction
Synchronous computer-mediated communication
Task-based language learning (TBLL)
ISSN:2013-6196, 2013-6196
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Summary:Earlier studies exploring translanguaging in virtual exchanges (Walker, 2018; Zheng et al., 2017) have mainly focused on identifying translanguaging in written chats to analyze discursive aspects and feedback processes. However, tandem virtual exchanges provide the possibility of analyzing the negotiation of meaning of linguistic aspects from the perspective of plurilingual practices, such as translanguaging, which have not yet been investigated in these contexts. The present study examines the role that the linguistic repertoires of the learners play in learner-learner interactions in tandem virtual exchanges between college-students at a Canadian and a Spanish university. Eighteen learners interacted online while carrying out oral collaborative tasks where they negotiated and co-created meaning in their respective target languages. In these interactions, the entire linguistic repertoires of the learners scaffolded the conversations and contributed to mutual understanding. Translanguaging practices occurred mostly in inquiries and explanations about linguistic aspects where metalinguistic reflection played an important role.
ISSN:2013-6196
2013-6196
DOI:10.5565/rev/jtl3.1135