Topic Management in Collaborative Oral Group Discussion of English as a Second Language Learners

This study investigates the management of topic in peer collaborative interaction in assessment context. The ability to manage discussion topic in a specific communicative event is fundamental to interactional competence. Topic initiation, topic expansion, moving from one topic to another as well as...

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Main Authors:	Ezihaslinda, Ngah, Wan Jumani, Fauzi, Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan, Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin, Amy Zulaikha, Mohd Ali, Fathiah Izzati, Mohamad Fadzillah, Hazlina, Abdullah
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Published:	American Scientific Publishers 2018
Subjects:	PE English
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spelling	ump-194862018-08-17T04:15:53Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19486/ Topic Management in Collaborative Oral Group Discussion of English as a Second Language Learners Ezihaslinda, Ngah Wan Jumani, Fauzi Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin Amy Zulaikha, Mohd Ali Fathiah Izzati, Mohamad Fadzillah Hazlina, Abdullah PE English This study investigates the management of topic in peer collaborative interaction in assessment context. The ability to manage discussion topic in a specific communicative event is fundamental to interactional competence. Topic initiation, topic expansion, moving from one topic to another as well as introducing new topics to peers during collaborative talk requires not only participants’ linguistic abilities but also active participation of all members. This study analysed oral group interactions of English as a Second Language Learners in an institution of higher learning in Malaysia. Group oral interactions of five groups from thirty students were transcribed and analysed using qualitative analysis software, Atlas.Ti. for thematic analysis. The topics used for the oral group discussion were part of compulsory assessments that the students had to undergo in order to complete the course. The findings show that the students were able to initiate the discussion, expand the topic at hand, provided agreement and disagreement where necessary in their effort to ensure the successful completion of the assigned task. The findings of the study have direct implications for language teaching and learning development especially where oral group interactional competence is concerned. American Scientific Publishers 2018 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19486/1/Topic%20Management%20in%20Collaborative%20Oral%20Group1.pdf Ezihaslinda, Ngah and Wan Jumani, Fauzi and Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan and Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin and Amy Zulaikha, Mohd Ali and Fathiah Izzati, Mohamad Fadzillah and Hazlina, Abdullah (2018) Topic Management in Collaborative Oral Group Discussion of English as a Second Language Learners. Advanced Science Letters, 24 (1). pp. 193-195. ISSN 1936-6612 https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.11956 doi:10.1166/asl.2018.11956
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spellingShingle	PE English Ezihaslinda, Ngah Wan Jumani, Fauzi Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin Amy Zulaikha, Mohd Ali Fathiah Izzati, Mohamad Fadzillah Hazlina, Abdullah Topic Management in Collaborative Oral Group Discussion of English as a Second Language Learners
description	This study investigates the management of topic in peer collaborative interaction in assessment context. The ability to manage discussion topic in a specific communicative event is fundamental to interactional competence. Topic initiation, topic expansion, moving from one topic to another as well as introducing new topics to peers during collaborative talk requires not only participants’ linguistic abilities but also active participation of all members. This study analysed oral group interactions of English as a Second Language Learners in an institution of higher learning in Malaysia. Group oral interactions of five groups from thirty students were transcribed and analysed using qualitative analysis software, Atlas.Ti. for thematic analysis. The topics used for the oral group discussion were part of compulsory assessments that the students had to undergo in order to complete the course. The findings show that the students were able to initiate the discussion, expand the topic at hand, provided agreement and disagreement where necessary in their effort to ensure the successful completion of the assigned task. The findings of the study have direct implications for language teaching and learning development especially where oral group interactional competence is concerned.
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author	Ezihaslinda, Ngah Wan Jumani, Fauzi Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin Amy Zulaikha, Mohd Ali Fathiah Izzati, Mohamad Fadzillah Hazlina, Abdullah
author_facet	Ezihaslinda, Ngah Wan Jumani, Fauzi Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin Amy Zulaikha, Mohd Ali Fathiah Izzati, Mohamad Fadzillah Hazlina, Abdullah
author_sort	Ezihaslinda, Ngah
title	Topic Management in Collaborative Oral Group Discussion of English as a Second Language Learners
title_short	Topic Management in Collaborative Oral Group Discussion of English as a Second Language Learners
title_full	Topic Management in Collaborative Oral Group Discussion of English as a Second Language Learners
title_fullStr	Topic Management in Collaborative Oral Group Discussion of English as a Second Language Learners
title_full_unstemmed	Topic Management in Collaborative Oral Group Discussion of English as a Second Language Learners
title_sort	topic management in collaborative oral group discussion of english as a second language learners
publisher	American Scientific Publishers
publishDate	2018
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Topic Management in Collaborative Oral Group Discussion of English as a Second Language Learners

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