A Series of Conversation Analysis Based Pedagogical Activities for Increasing Interactional Awareness

Abstract

This article presents a series of activities that are informed by research on conversation analysis and
used for increasing the EFL [English as a Foreign Language] learners’ awareness of interactional
mechanisms of English language. The activity series consists of (1) lecture (e.g., turn taking, sequence
and preference organization, repair), (2) conversation workshop, (3) audio and video-recording, (4)
sharing the recordings with students, (5) guided watching of the recordings repeatedly and filling out a
self-feedback sheet, (6) transcription, and (7) a whole class video-oriented feedback session led by the
teacher. Each step is repeated for each interactional mechanism using Wong and Waring (2010) as a
reference for the course design. We present a series of ordered activities recalibrated for use in high
school EFL classrooms based on insights gained from previous implementation in higher education
classrooms.