Gesture and Multimodality in Second Language Acquisition: A Research Guide

✍ Scribed by Gale Stam, Kimberly (Buescher) Urbanski

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 255
• Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This timely text offers a how-to guide for analyzing gesture and multimodality in second language learning and teaching. Expert contributors from around the world outline the theoretical basis for each topic and offer clear descriptions of data collection and analysis methods for classroom, naturalistic, quasi-experimental, and experimental settings. The book further offers a rich array of ancillary pedagogical material and points out areas ripe for future study. This will be an invaluable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and researchers of applied linguistics, communications, education, and psychology interested in gesture studies and multimodality in L2 learning and teaching.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Preface
1 Overview of Multimodality and Gesture in Second Language Acquisition
Introduction
Theoretical Background
History of Modern Gesture Studies
Types of Gesture
Gesticulations (Co-Speech) Gestures
Speech-Linked Gestures
Emblems
Pantomimes
Signs
Pedagogical Gestures
Structure of Gesture
Multifunctionality of Gesture
Multidimensionality of Gesture
Theories On the Relationship of Speech and Gesture
Research Focus and Coding
Multimodality and Gesture in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
Methods Used in Multimodality, Gesture, SLA Research
References
2 Analyzing Nonverbal Corrective Feedback
Introduction
Theoretical Background
Corrective Feedback
Nonverbal Behavior in L2 Studies
Gesture Taxonomy
Corrective Feedback and Gesture
Important Considerations
Purpose of Study
Research Questions
Methods
Participants
Materials
Procedures
Transcription and Coding Or Identifying of Relevant Behavior
Data Analysis
Future Research Ideas
Recommended Reading
References
3 Researching the Effect of Gestures On the Learning and Retention of Vocabulary in a Naturalistic Setting
Introduction
Theoretical Background
Effects of Gesture On L2 Vocabulary Acquisition
An Interdisciplinary/Mixed-Methods Approach
Important Considerations
Purpose of Study
Research Questions
Methods
Participants
Materials
Procedures
Transcription, Coding, and Identifying of Relevant Behavior
Data Analysis
Future Research Ideas
Recommended Reading
References
4 Analyzing Metagestuality
Introduction
Theoretical Background
Video Class Recording for Research and Training Purposes
Studying Teachers’ Gestures
Video-stimulated Recall Interviews With Students
Gestures and Video-Stimulated Recall Interviews With Students
From Rejeu to Metagestuality
Important Considerations
Purpose of Study
Research Questions
Methods
Participants
Materials
Procedures
Transcription, Coding and Identifying of Relevant Behavior
Data Analysis
Future Research Ideas
Notes
Recommended Reading
References
5 How to Study Pedagogical Gesture in Naturalistic Settings
Introduction
Theoretical Background
Pedagogical Gesture: A Definition
Approaches to Studying Pedagogical Gesture
A Naturalistic Approach to Pedagogical Gesture
Action Research Within a Naturalistic Approach
Important Considerations
Purpose of Study
Research Questions
Methods
Participants
Materials
Procedures
Transcription, Coding, and Identifying of Relevant Behavior
Transcribing
Coding Scheme and Coding Manual
Counter-Coding
Data Analysis
Future Research Ideas
Note
Recommended Reading
References
6 Investigating Gesture in Non-Naturalistic, Scripted Contexts
Introduction
Theoretical Background
SLA Research in Scripted Contexts
L2 Gesture Research in Scripted Contexts
Scripted Speech/Sign and Unscripted Gesture in Language Production and Comprehension
Scripted Speech/Sign and Scripted Gesture in Language Comprehension and Production
Important Considerations
Purpose of Study
Research Questions
Methods
Participants
Materials
Procedures
Transcription, Coding, and Identifying of Relevant Behavior
Data Analysis
Future Research Ideas
Recommended Reading
References
7 How to Conduct Experimental Research Illuminating Gesture’s Role in L2 Acquisition
Introduction
Theoretical Background
Vocabulary Learning
L2 Speech Sound Acquisition
Speech and Listening Comprehension
Corrective Feedback and Speech Production
Important Considerations
Purpose of Study
Research Questions
Methods
Participants
Demographic Data
Language Exposure and Proficiency
Materials
Pre- and Post-Tests
Procedures
Piloting
Data Collection
Transcription, Coding, and Identifying of Relevant Behavior
Data Analysis
T-Test
ANOVA, MANOVA, and ANCOVA
Hierarchical Linear Models
Future Research Ideas
Recommended Readings
References
8 How to Investigate L2 Thinking for Speaking
Introduction
Theoretical Background
Thinking for Speaking
Thinking for Speaking and Motion Events
L2 Thinking for Speaking and Motion Event Research
Important Considerations
Purpose of Study
Research Questions
Methods
Participants
Materials
Procedures
Transcription, Coding, and Identifying of Relevant Behavior
Data Analysis
Future Research Ideas
Recommended Reading
References
9 Multimodal Conversation Analysis as a Method for Studying Second Language Use and Learning in Naturally Occurring Interaction
Introduction
Theoretical Background
The Basic Methodological Principles of CA
Multimodality and Multimodal Gestalts
Learning as Social Activity
Interactional Competence
Important Considerations
Purpose of Study
Research Questions
Methods
Participants
Materials
Procedures
Transcription, Coding, and Identifying of Relevant Behavior
Data Analysis
Future Research Ideas
Note
Recommended Reading
References
Chapter 10 Concluding Remarks
Index