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Communication Strategies: What Indonesian Efl Learners Do in Casual Conversation?

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: In tackling casual conversation, most foreign language learners have problems in negotiating the intended meaning smoothly. One of the reasons is the lack of optimization of communication strategies to compensate communication breakdowns. This study attempts to reveal Indonesian advance English learners actual competence in engaging in a casual conversation. The data were taken from two recorded conversations lasted for 15 minutes which were then transcribed and analyzed with respect to communication strategies by implementing spoken discourse analysis. The percentage of kind of communication strategies results suggest that filler is the most frequent strategy used by speakers, followed by repetition, appeal for help and self-repair. These findings show that the participants have enough linguistic resources but having problem in verbalizing their mental concept due to insufficient practice.

Source: IDEAS Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning Linguistics and Literature

DOI: 10.24256/ideas.v7i2.1045

Authors: Fadhila Yonata, Dewi Amalia Saptani

Institutions: Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri Sultan Abdurrahman Kepulauan Riau, Institut As-Syifa

Language: English

Topic: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $32