A Study of Distant Contact Situations Mediated by a Video-conferencing System

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  • ビデオ会議システムを介した遠隔接触場面における言語管理:「turn-taking」と処理過程をめぐって
  • ビデオ カイギ システム オ カイシタ エンカク セッショク バメン ニ オケル ゲンゴ カンリ turn taking ト ショリ カテイ オ メグッテ

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Research on contact situations between native and non-native speakers has mainly been examined in face-to-face communicative situations. More recently, with the development of the state-of-the-art technology, personal computers, and cyber network, it is now possible for learners to communicate in a “distant” contact situation. The present study compared the communication between native Japanese speakers (NSs) and nonnative Japanese speakers (NNSs) in a distant contact situation, which was mediated by a video-conferencing system, with a face-to- face communicative situation. It aimed to find out how NNS of Japanese interacted with NS in a video-conferencing-system-mediated communication. The data was analyzed and investigated in terms of turn-takings and the usage of strategies to solve communicative breakdowns. The results of this study showed that there are some differences between distant contact situations and the face-to-face communicative situation in respect of turntakings and usage of strategies. This can be interpreted as the tendency of participants to avoid “an unnatural pause” and “simultaneous talk,” which may be considered an interruption and/or a hindrance to smooth communication.

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