Patterns of interaction in young EFL learners’ pair work: the relationship between pair dynamics and vocabulary acquisition

Adopting a social learning perspective towards the interface between the use of pair work and language learning, the present study investigated the dyadic interaction in an EFL course for young learners at preelementary school level. A number of 18 EFL learners were put into 9 pairs and received i...

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Main Authors:	Ahmadian, Moussa, Tajabadi, Azar
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Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11164/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11164/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11164/1/13857-49555-1-PB.pdf

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spelling	ukm-111642017-12-23T04:05:33Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11164/ Patterns of interaction in young EFL learners’ pair work: the relationship between pair dynamics and vocabulary acquisition Ahmadian, Moussa Tajabadi, Azar Adopting a social learning perspective towards the interface between the use of pair work and language learning, the present study investigated the dyadic interaction in an EFL course for young learners at preelementary school level. A number of 18 EFL learners were put into 9 pairs and received instructions on 24 target vocabulary items during 6 sessions. In each session, the participants completed a recognitions task and a production task. Their dialogues were recorded, transcribed, and coded as exhibiting one of the four patterns: collaborative, expert/novice, dominant/dominant, and dominant/passive based on Storch’s (2002) patterns of interaction coding scheme. The comparison between the patterns and the participants’ performance on a vocabulary test revealed that collaborative and expert/novice were associated with better learning outcomes. The findings are discussed along with Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory and pedagogical implications for trainers and instructors. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11164/1/13857-49555-1-PB.pdf Ahmadian, Moussa and Tajabadi, Azar (2017) Patterns of interaction in young EFL learners’ pair work: the relationship between pair dynamics and vocabulary acquisition. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 23 (1). pp. 98-114. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournal.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/904
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description	Adopting a social learning perspective towards the interface between the use of pair work and language learning, the present study investigated the dyadic interaction in an EFL course for young learners at preelementary school level. A number of 18 EFL learners were put into 9 pairs and received instructions on 24 target vocabulary items during 6 sessions. In each session, the participants completed a recognitions task and a production task. Their dialogues were recorded, transcribed, and coded as exhibiting one of the four patterns: collaborative, expert/novice, dominant/dominant, and dominant/passive based on Storch’s (2002) patterns of interaction coding scheme. The comparison between the patterns and the participants’ performance on a vocabulary test revealed that collaborative and expert/novice were associated with better learning outcomes. The findings are discussed along with Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory and pedagogical implications for trainers and instructors.
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author	Ahmadian, Moussa Tajabadi, Azar
spellingShingle	Ahmadian, Moussa Tajabadi, Azar Patterns of interaction in young EFL learners’ pair work: the relationship between pair dynamics and vocabulary acquisition
author_facet	Ahmadian, Moussa Tajabadi, Azar
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title	Patterns of interaction in young EFL learners’ pair work: the relationship between pair dynamics and vocabulary acquisition
title_short	Patterns of interaction in young EFL learners’ pair work: the relationship between pair dynamics and vocabulary acquisition
title_full	Patterns of interaction in young EFL learners’ pair work: the relationship between pair dynamics and vocabulary acquisition
title_fullStr	Patterns of interaction in young EFL learners’ pair work: the relationship between pair dynamics and vocabulary acquisition
title_full_unstemmed	Patterns of interaction in young EFL learners’ pair work: the relationship between pair dynamics and vocabulary acquisition
title_sort	patterns of interaction in young efl learners’ pair work: the relationship between pair dynamics and vocabulary acquisition
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2017
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Patterns of interaction in young EFL learners’ pair work: the relationship between pair dynamics and vocabulary acquisition

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