Inscribed objects as resources for achieving progressivity in lesson planning talk
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https://doi.org/10.1558/jalpp.33667Keywords:
conversation analysis; L2 Japanese; progressivity; text; topic transition; workplace interactionAbstract
As a means of furthering their talk, co-present participants will on occasions orient to environmentally available text, such as that in a book or on a computer screen. This sort of action commonly relies on a combination of both embodied and spoken interactional practices to enable elements of the written language to become part of the ensuing talk. Such actions as pointing to part of a page or gazing at an illustration and then naming it can help establish a joint focus of attention, particularly in talk in which the textual object plays a role in future activities the participants are discussing. This study uses conversation analysis to suggest that textual objects therefore become an affordance for turn progressivity, since they contain language components that can serve as both potential prompts and turn-incorporable elements. The data are taken from Japanese/English bilingual interaction video-recorded between elementary and junior high educators who are preparing to team-teach English classes in Japan. We examine this phenomenon in two distinct sequential contexts: (1) devising a plan and (2) sharing a plan. The study provides insight into the ways inscribed objects can be used to facilitate interaction within the professional practice of team-teacher planning.
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