Khar, Meenakshi
(2017)
Never lonely again.
Language and Language Teaching, 6 (1).
pp. 68-70.
ISSN 2277-307X
Abstract
In Chapter 6, the author deals with the roles
of participation and active reception in L2
development, with a focus on the classroom
and pedagogical context. He highlights how
and why communicative events need to be
understood in terms of how participants use
the resources (language, gestures and
objects) at their disposal. The inadequacies of
the traditional notions of speakers and
hearers for understanding interactions are
also highlighted.
In Chapter 7, the relation between
interactionism and L2 development in the
context of dynamic assessment is explored.
The mediational nature of interaction
competence that is co-produced through a
variety of tools forms the theme of Chapter 8.
The theme addresses the issue of supporting
interactions through new mediational means.
In the ninth chapter, the author concludes by
synthesizing and providing directions for
further research and pedagogy.
In this book, the theoretical, methodological
and analytical discussions are directly linked
to pedagogical implications in each chapter.
It also provides relevant excerpts at various
points that help readers to engage with the
concept under discussion. The data sessions
given at the end of the chapter are useful for
practical engagement with the themes.
Video clips of a few data sessions (Session
Nos.: 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7) are available at https://
benjamins.com/#catalog/books/lllt.44/
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