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It’s kind of like a middle ground’

Students’ strategic management of silence in multicultural group work

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ID12702147
AuthorsLyu Zhang (0009-0009-8872-5076, University of Warwick, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume23
Issue4
Pages399-413
Publication date2022-10-13
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage and Intercultural Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1470-8477 • E-ISSN: 1747-759X
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14708477.2022.2125522
OpenAlexW4306175127
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited37

Silence is commonly observed in multicultural group work (MGW) and classrooms, and silent students are often labelled with culture or language-related evaluation. This study explores how silences work in online MGW with a focus on turn-taking and sequence organisation. Drawing on data derived from naturally occurring interactions, the study examines how silences are repaired, managed and manipulated as locally derived interactional events. Findings suggest that silences in MGW are relevant to various local contingencies at an interactional level and can be employed by the speakers as a resource for specific interactional purposes

Aesthetics · Art · Focus (optics · Focus group · Intercultural communication · Linguistics · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Silence · Sociology · Work (physics · Anthropology · Communication · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Engineering · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citations per year1.5
Citation span2024 - 2026 (3)
Highly citedNo

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