The Interactional Architecture of the Language Classroom: A Conversation Analysis Perspective

Paul Seedhouse, Richard F. Young (Series Editor)

ISBN: 978-1-4051-2009-8

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280 pages

October 2004, Wiley-Blackwell

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Winner of the MLA Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize 2005

This monograph provides a model of the organisation of L2 classroom interaction and a practical methodology for its analysis. The main thesis is that there is a reflexive relationship between pedagogy and interaction in the L2 classroom; this relationship is the foundation of its context-free architecture.

Explains the basic principles of Conversation Analysis and reviews the literature on L2 classroom interaction.
Portrays the reflexive relationship between the pedagogical focus of the interaction and the organisation of turn-taking, sequence and repair.
Describes the overall organisation of L2 classroom interaction and illustrates the use of the analytical methodology.
Considers how Conversation Analysis can contribute to the research agendas of Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition.