Nexus analysis is becoming increasingly employed in a variety of research fields. It is seen to be particularly suited to exploring complex and changing phenomena. It entails a mediated discourse perspective to social action and interaction. In discourse studies, this involves switching the perspective from language to social semiotic meaning making in its full spectrum not only here and now but at the same time reaching across more distant spatial and temporal orientations. As the tradition of nexus analysis is still young there are no established interpretations of how to conduct research with an interest in such complexities in flux. This paper presents a review of studies in which nexus analysis or mediated discourse analysis has been applied in research related to language pedagogy and language teacher education. The review shows how research in the field is in emergence and the interpretations concerning the theoretical-methodological underpinnings vary to some extent.

Riikka Tumelius is a language teacher educator, language teacher, and doctoral candidate. Her research interests include the complexity of multimodal interaction in language learning and language pedagogies in the light of our technologically changing everyday life. She applies nexus analytical methodologies in her research. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6909-8339 Leena Kuure is an adjunct professor with an interest in mediated discourse theory and nexus analysis, which focus on social action and invite multidisciplinary collaboration. Her research fields include multimodal and networked literacy practices in technology-rich environments and participation in constructing the future school.

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