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SUMMARY:Meaning negotiation through synchronous computer-mediated-communic
 ation (SCMC) in task-based language learning in China - Karen Mingfei Xu\,
  Faculty of Education
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CONTACT:Lingling Xu
DESCRIPTION:Meaning negotiation is a kind of interaction frequently occurr
 ing between non-native speakers after a signal that there is a linguistic 
 problem\, which needs explicit resolution and is believed to be a key vari
 able in L2 development. With the proliferation of computers in language le
 arning\, the proposed study investigates meaning negotiation situated in s
 ynchronous computer-mediated-communication (SCMC) contexts.  \nThe present
 ation will focus on the preliminary research design of the study. The prop
 osed study will mainly investigate how learners negotiate meaning during t
 ask-based SCMC. This question is put forward based on the assumption that 
 there may be a model of meaning negotiation in this specific kind of inter
 action\, and if so how this model might compare with a face-to-face model 
 of meaning negotiation put forward by Varonis and Gass (1985) and other mo
 dels based on it. The second question is “Does task type have an effect 
 on how learners negotiate meaning during SCMC? If so\, what are the influe
 nces on the quality or quantity of meaning negotiation or both?” Negotia
 tion episodes have been shown to abound in face-to-face learner interactio
 n especially when learners are engaged in certain types of tasks. By colle
 cting data from different tasks\, it is hoped to investigate whether meani
 ng negotiation is task sensitive. Based on the research questions\, a mixe
 d-methods case study design will be put forward.
LOCATION:Room 2S3\, Donald McIntyre Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 
 Hills Road\, Cambridge CB2 8PQ
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