Ethnography of Multimodal Communication: An English-Mediated University Classroom Interaction Analysis

This study combines multimodal interaction analysis and ethnography of communication to examine the social dynamics of the English classroom. It investigates the ways in which norms of interaction are established and enacted, how such norms shape and transform the social roles that class members ass...

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Main Author: Wilder Yesid Escobar-Alméciga
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2025-07-01
Series:Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/115294
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description This study combines multimodal interaction analysis and ethnography of communication to examine the social dynamics of the English classroom. It investigates the ways in which norms of interaction are established and enacted, how such norms shape and transform the social roles that class members assume in interactions, and the extent to which these norms and social roles are conducive to communicative action in pursuit of learning. Rather than approaching multimodality as the mere use of videos and pictures in pedagogical pursuits, this study examines how human interaction is populated by numerous semiotic resources and communicative modes (i.e., proxemics, gaze, gestures), and how meaning is formed and transformed in their interplay.
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spelling doaj-art-e92e7e1f69a54830be509f1796e742912025-08-22T14:56:16ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaProfile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development1657-07902256-57602025-07-012728510410.15446/profile.v27n2.115294Ethnography of Multimodal Communication: An English-Mediated University Classroom Interaction AnalysisWilder Yesid Escobar-Alméciga0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5082-6236Universidad El BosqueThis study combines multimodal interaction analysis and ethnography of communication to examine the social dynamics of the English classroom. It investigates the ways in which norms of interaction are established and enacted, how such norms shape and transform the social roles that class members assume in interactions, and the extent to which these norms and social roles are conducive to communicative action in pursuit of learning. Rather than approaching multimodality as the mere use of videos and pictures in pedagogical pursuits, this study examines how human interaction is populated by numerous semiotic resources and communicative modes (i.e., proxemics, gaze, gestures), and how meaning is formed and transformed in their interplay.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/115294bilingual educationenglish as a medium of instructionethnography of communicationmultimodal communicationmultimodal interaction analysis
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Ethnography of Multimodal Communication: An English-Mediated University Classroom Interaction Analysis
Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
bilingual education
english as a medium of instruction
ethnography of communication
multimodal communication
multimodal interaction analysis
title Ethnography of Multimodal Communication: An English-Mediated University Classroom Interaction Analysis
title_full Ethnography of Multimodal Communication: An English-Mediated University Classroom Interaction Analysis
title_fullStr Ethnography of Multimodal Communication: An English-Mediated University Classroom Interaction Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Ethnography of Multimodal Communication: An English-Mediated University Classroom Interaction Analysis
title_short Ethnography of Multimodal Communication: An English-Mediated University Classroom Interaction Analysis
title_sort ethnography of multimodal communication an english mediated university classroom interaction analysis
topic bilingual education
english as a medium of instruction
ethnography of communication
multimodal communication
multimodal interaction analysis
url https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/115294
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