Interviews are a cornerstone in learner corpus research, but are they truly representative of spoken learner language? 📚 This paper "Rethinking interviews as representations of spoken language in learner corpora" by @perezparedes @jacob.gold elMMark in <Research in Corpus Linguistics> - ThreadSky

perez-paredes.bsky.social • 72 days ago

Interviews are a cornerstone in learner corpus research, but are they truly representative of spoken learner language? 📚 This paper "Rethinking interviews as representations of spoken language in learner corpora" by @perezparedes @jacob.gold elMMark in

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perez-paredes.bsky.social•72 days ago

challenges assumptions, highlighting the need for nuanced approaches to data collection and interpretation. #corpuslinguistics Vol 12 No 2 (2024): Special Issue "Innovations in the compilation and analysis of spoken corpora" edited by @lovermob https://doi.org/10.32714/ricl.12.02.06

perez-paredes.bsky.social•72 days ago

The study critiques interviews for often failing to capture interactional elements of spoken language. Learners' performances tend to be monologic (transactional), missing key features of natural dialogue, such as turn-taking and co-construction. #LanguageResearch

perez-paredes.bsky.social•72 days ago

Findings show that interviewer roles significantly shape the data. For instance, minimal engagement by interviewers leads to reduced opportunities for learners to exhibit interactional skills. This raises concerns about the validity of conclusions drawn from such data.

perez-paredes.bsky.social•72 days ago

A striking issue is variability in how participants (both learners and interviewers) perceive and execute the task. Learners often struggle to align with the "genre" of interviews, while interviewers oscillate between passive observers and active facilitators.

perez-paredes.bsky.social•72 days ago

Power dynamics also play a role. The interviewer's status (e.g., teacher vs. peer) influences the interaction's depth, often limiting learners' opportunities to challenge or extend the discourse, further skewing the representation of spoken language.

perez-paredes.bsky.social•72 days ago

The paper calls for diversification in data collection methods to better reflect authentic spoken interaction. Beyond interviews, incorporating tasks that mimic real-life contexts (e.g., casual conversations) could enrich the understanding of learner language.

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