The Differential uses of "Okay" in Computer-Based Task Activities.
This paper discusses the use of the token "okay" in teaching and learning interactions, in which it serves multiple purposes depending upon the context. In our research, we examined different types of institutional talk between expert tutors and novice tutees working at the computer with an accounti...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of the Humanities Vol. 5; no. 11; pp. 203 - 213 |
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Common Ground Research Networks
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=73466644&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 73466644 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 15IH jtl: International Journal of the Humanities maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Feb2008 vid: 5 iid: 11 pid: 22359 pub: Common Ground Research Networks artinfo: ui: 73466644 10.18848/1447-9508/CGP/v05i11/42285 ppf: 203 ppct: 10 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 370KB tig: atl: The Differential uses of "Okay" in Computer-Based Task Activities. aug: au: Frenz-Belkin, Patricia Meddeb, Elizabeth affil: The City University of New York, NY, USA su: Teaching methods Computer assisted instruction Application software Data analysis Camcorders sug: subj: Teaching methods Computer assisted instruction Application software Data analysis Camcorders keyword: Discourse Analysis Human-Computer Interaction Teaching and Learning ab: This paper discusses the use of the token "okay" in teaching and learning interactions, in which it serves multiple purposes depending upon the context. In our research, we examined different types of institutional talk between expert tutors and novice tutees working at the computer with an accounting software and between a researcher and a student participant enrolling in voice recognition dictation software unfamiliar to her. To record the interactions, one or two analog camcorders on a tripod were used; they were positioned in a way so that the participants as well as the computer screen would be captured on the tape. Screen shots were obtained to facilitate the data analysis. In addition, the researchers took notes during the interactions to capture the characteristics of the situation and the environment in which the interactions occurred. . The selection of sequences of the interactions for the present study was focused on the occurrence of the token "okay" and its differential usages by the participants. The chosen segments were then transcribed in detail. The transcripts were then analyzed using the methodologies developed by conversation analysts. In the institutional talk surrounding the computer in which the tutee or study participant was learning the use of a software program, the tutors and the researcher both asked for confirmation and the tutees and the study participant gave that confirmation using "okay" with either a rising or falling intonation respectively. The token "okay" was also used to close an activity and/or move on to a new one. This study hopes to contribute to the growing body of research on the role of meta-comments in different computer-based teaching and learning interactions. In the case of both the tutor/tutee interactions and the researcher/participant interaction, "okay" served to further the learning of the software. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of International Journal of the Humanities is the property of Common Ground Research Networks and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: International Journal of the Humanities holder: Common Ground Research Networks dt: @attributes: year: 2008 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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