Social Interaction in Second Language Chat Rooms (Studies in Social Interaction) - Softcover

Christopher J. Jenks

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0748649484 ISBN 13: 9780748649488

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2014

Synopsis

This book examines how technology and online media shape social interaction. Social Interaction and Technology explores how technology mediates social interaction. The focal point of analysis and discussion is online communication. Using conversation analysis and ethnomethodology, the book identifies and explicates key social and interactional issues in voice-based and text-based chat rooms, emails, social networking websites, and mobile telephony. Facebook, Youtube, FaceTime and other popular forms of communication are also discussed. Divided into three sections - survey, analysis, application - this is an ideal resource for postgraduate students of computer-mediated communication (CMC) or applied linguistics. It examines popular forms of online communication from a conversation analytic and ethnomethodological perspective. It provides transcript-based analyses and discussions of popular forms of online communication. It offers in-depth commentaries of data extracts and provides suggestions for further research. It discusses the practical implications and applications of studying online communication.

About this title

About the Author

Christopher Jenks is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, City University of Hong Kong.

From the Back Cover

Studies in Social Interaction¬¬¬¬Studies in Social Interaction publishes research monographs that place social interaction at the centre of discussion. Each volume presents a clear overview of the work which has been done in a particular context, provides examples of how data can be approached and used to uncover social-interactional themes and issues, and explores how research in social interaction can feed into a better understanding of professional practices and develop new research agendas.Social Interaction in Second Language Chat RoomsChristopher J. Jenks‘The conversation analytic perspective of this volume provides original insights on online voice interaction. Jenks’ skilful analysis demonstrates how speakers of English as an additional language acquire interactional competence during online social interaction. It is a significant contribution to the burgeoning online interaction research agenda.’Vincenza Tudini, Research Centre for Languages and Cultures, University of South AustraliaHow do speakers of English as an additional language manage their talk and interaction in chat rooms?This book examines second language chat rooms from a social-interaction perspective. It focuses on voice-based chat rooms instead of text-based ones, adding to and enriching the existing body of research on second language textbooks within computer-mediated communication studies.Christopher J. Jenks thoroughly analyzes the interactional effects of technology, and explores in detail the social and linguistic implications of communicating in second language chat rooms. Providing a unique look at how second language talk is organized in an online setting, this book is essential reading for postgraduate students and scholars in computer-mediated communications, social interactions, TESOL and applied linguistics.Christopher Jenks is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at City University of Hong Kong. His research deals primarily with computer-mediated communication, intercultural communication, English as a lingua franca, and second language acquisition.Cover image: © Mcarrel/Dreamstime.com.Cover design:[EUP logo]www.euppublishing.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0748649484
• ISBN 13: 9780748649488
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184