Behind the invisible curtain: Silence as a multimodal negotiation space in group Q-and-A sessions at a Japanese university
Junko Takahashi
Abstract:The interactional phenomenon of silence is interpreted in numerous ways from different perspectives. In many Western pedagogical settings, it is typically considered a void to be filled, and seen as potentially representing a lack of knowledge or interest (Baurain, 2011), while many researchers have analyzed how and why silence occurs so frequently and is more widely accepted in Asia (Bao, 2014; Harumi, 2011, among others). Using the lens of conversation analysis (CA), this study is twofold. First, it focuses … Show more
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