Topic Management in Collaborative Oral Group Discussion of English as a Second Language Learners

• Main Authors: Ezihaslinda, Ngah, Wan Jumani, Fauzi, Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan, Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin, Amy Zulaikha, Mohd Ali, Fathiah Izzati, Mohamad Fadzillah, Hazlina, Abdullah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Scientific Publishers 2018
• Subjects: PE English
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19486/1/Topic%20Management%20in%20Collaborative%20Oral%20Group1.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19486/; https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.11956

This study investigates the management of topic in peer collaborative interaction in assessment context. The ability to manage discussion topic in a specific communicative event is fundamental to interactional competence. Topic initiation, topic expansion, moving from one topic to another as well as...