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Speech function analysis to explore CLIL students’ spoken language for knowledge construction

  • Ana Llinares and Tom Morton
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Applied Linguistics Perspectives on CLIL
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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the register variable of tenor within systemic functional linguistics (SFL) to examine spoken interaction involving secondary CLIL history learners in two contexts: one-to-one interviews with a researcher, and role-plays with peers. Tenor refers to the role relationship between interactants, and its impact on language use. We adapt speech function analyses developed by Eggins and Slade (1997) for ordinary conversation to settings in which CLIL learners jointly construct aspects of content knowledge in one subject, history. The findings show that the negotiation and roles assigned to participants impacted on the ways the learners managed to construct history content knowledge. We argue that speech function analysis can throw light on how role relationships in spoken interaction can create or restrict affordances for the expression of content knowledge in CLIL.

Abstract

This chapter focuses on the register variable of tenor within systemic functional linguistics (SFL) to examine spoken interaction involving secondary CLIL history learners in two contexts: one-to-one interviews with a researcher, and role-plays with peers. Tenor refers to the role relationship between interactants, and its impact on language use. We adapt speech function analyses developed by Eggins and Slade (1997) for ordinary conversation to settings in which CLIL learners jointly construct aspects of content knowledge in one subject, history. The findings show that the negotiation and roles assigned to participants impacted on the ways the learners managed to construct history content knowledge. We argue that speech function analysis can throw light on how role relationships in spoken interaction can create or restrict affordances for the expression of content knowledge in CLIL.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Introduction
  4. Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) 1
  5. Part I. Second Language Acquisition (SLA) perspectives
  6. Introduction to part I 19
  7. CLIL and SLA 33
  8. Motivation, second language learning and CLIL 51
  9. Investigating pragmatics in CLIL through students’ requests 67
  10. Part II. Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) perspectives
  11. Introduction to part II 91
  12. Genre and appraisal in CLIL history texts 105
  13. Speech function analysis to explore CLIL students’ spoken language for knowledge construction 125
  14. Multi-semiotic resources providing maximal input in teaching science through English 145
  15. Part III. Discourse analysis perspectives
  16. Introduction to part III 167
  17. Classroom interactional competence in content and language integrated learning 183
  18. Multimodal conversation analysis and CLIL classroom practices 201
  19. Assessment for learning in CLIL classroom discourse 221
  20. Part IV. Sociolinguistic perspectives
  21. Introduction to part IV 239
  22. “I always speak English in my classes” 251
  23. CLIL teachers’ professionalization 269
  24. A sociolinguistic approach to the multifaceted Roles of English in English-medium education in multilingual university settings 287
  25. Afterword
  26. Emerging themes, future research directions 307
  27. Subject index 313
https://doi.org/10.1075/lllt.47.08lli

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Introduction
  4. Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) 1
  5. Part I. Second Language Acquisition (SLA) perspectives
  6. Introduction to part I 19
  7. CLIL and SLA 33
  8. Motivation, second language learning and CLIL 51
  9. Investigating pragmatics in CLIL through students’ requests 67
  10. Part II. Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) perspectives
  11. Introduction to part II 91
  12. Genre and appraisal in CLIL history texts 105
  13. Speech function analysis to explore CLIL students’ spoken language for knowledge construction 125
  14. Multi-semiotic resources providing maximal input in teaching science through English 145
  15. Part III. Discourse analysis perspectives
  16. Introduction to part III 167
  17. Classroom interactional competence in content and language integrated learning 183
  18. Multimodal conversation analysis and CLIL classroom practices 201
  19. Assessment for learning in CLIL classroom discourse 221
  20. Part IV. Sociolinguistic perspectives
  21. Introduction to part IV 239
  22. “I always speak English in my classes” 251
  23. CLIL teachers’ professionalization 269
  24. A sociolinguistic approach to the multifaceted Roles of English in English-medium education in multilingual university settings 287
  25. Afterword
  26. Emerging themes, future research directions 307
  27. Subject index 313
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