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North, Sarah; Coffin, Caroline and Hewings, Ann
(2008).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17437270802417150
Abstract
Computer conferencing provides a new site for students to develop and rehearse argumentation skills, but much remains to be learnt about how to encourage and support students in this environment. Asynchronous text-based discussion differs in significant ways from face-to-face discussion, creating a need for specially designed schemes for analysis. This paper discusses some of the problems of analysing asynchronous argumentation, and puts forward an analytical framework based on exchange structure analysis, which brings a linguistic perspective to bear on the interaction. Key features of the framework are attention to both interactive and ideational aspects of the discussion,
and the ability to track the dynamic construction of argument content. The paper outlines the framework itself, and discusses some of the findings afforded by this type of analysis, and its limitations.
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- Item ORO ID
- 12531
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 1743-7288
- Project Funding Details
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Funded Project Name Project ID Funding Body Not Set Not Set ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) Not Set Not Set HEA - Keywords
- computer conferencing; argumentation; exchange structure analysis; systemic functional linguistics
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Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Languages and Applied Linguistics
Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) - Research Group
- Language & Literacies
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- © 2008 Taylor and Francis
- Depositing User
- Caroline Coffin