Explaining different aspects of word knowledge: A multimodal analysis of lexical explanation sequences during online French tutoring sessions
This is a study on lexical explanation sequences that emerge naturally from online French tutoring sessions. From a 15.5-hour corpus of videoconferencing-based pedagogical interaction between seven tutors in France and twelve learners in Ireland, we identified nearly three hundred lexical explanatio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/5889 |
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| Summary: | This is a study on lexical explanation sequences that emerge naturally from online French tutoring sessions. From a 15.5-hour corpus of videoconferencing-based pedagogical interaction between seven tutors in France and twelve learners in Ireland, we identified nearly three hundred lexical explanation sequences. These were analyzed using a multimodal approach in order to determine which resources were used by the tutors to focus on the different aspects of knowing a word: form, meaning, and usage. In addition, we analyzed the ways in which tutors fostered the learners’ cognitive and socio-affective involvement in the explanation sequences. Our descriptive statistics are accompanied by examples that illustrate typical and innovative uses of the affordances offered by the videoconferencing platform. |
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| ISSN: | 1951-6215 |