The Linguistic Demands of Learning at Work: Interactional Competences and Miscommunication in Vocational Training

Autor/in	Filliettaz, Laurent
Titel	The Linguistic Demands of Learning at Work: Interactional Competences and Miscommunication in Vocational Training
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 5 (2022) 3, S.101-117 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Vocational Education; Novices; Work Environment; Discourse Modes; Communication Skills; Language Usage; Apprenticeships; Nonverbal Communication; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Discourse Analysis; Video Technology; Ethnography; Humor; Mentors; Supervisor Supervisee Relationship; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Languages for Special Purposes; Models; Switzerland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Arbeitsmilieu; Diskursethik; Kommunikationsstil; Sprachgebrauch; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Ausland; Diskursanalyse; Ethnografie; Humoristische Darstellung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Sprachhandlungsfähigkeit; Analogiemodell; Schweiz
Abstract	Becoming a professional worker involves a wide range of cognitive, social, and cultural processes that have received extensive attention over the past decades amongst various disciplines. It is also not external to language use and communication. Novices in any occupation have to learn technical terms and are expected to master specific discourse and communication genres. They also face explicit or implicit demands regarding how to deal with interactional tasks. This paper discusses the theoretical conditions under which connections between work, language use and learning can be investigated both conceptually and empirically. It illustrates some of these ideas by using empirical data, focusing on a specific educational context, that of the apprenticeship system as it exists in Switzerland. A fine-grained analysis of this material highlights some of the characteristics of verbal and non-verbal interactions between apprentices and trainers as they occur in workplaces. To finish, the paper elaborates on some practical implications and applications of these analyses for the field of teachers' training and language teaching and learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01