Computer-supported collaborative learning facilitates the extension of second language acquisition into social practice. Studies on its achievement effects speak directly to the pedagogical notion of treating communicative practice in synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC): real-time communication that takes place between human beings via the instrumentality of computers in forms of...

OBJECTIVE Accidents in health care, resulting in injury or death to the patient, are a matter of considerable concern. The aim of this study is to examine whether system weaknesses can contribute to these accidents, and if so, how. DESIGN Eight consecutive accidents reported to the Health Authority in Sweden were analysed using MTO (Man-Technique-Organization) analysis. SETTING Emergency ca...

Abstract Research on translanguaging practices in multilingual contexts has explored how highlights the and multicultural nature of social interactions its transformative transgressing established norms boundaries. This article aims to provide an alternative view interactional competence by connecting it notion emphasis active deployment multiple linguistic, semiotic, sociocultural resources a ...

This paper describes the development and evaluation of Interaction Competence Elicitor (ICE), a spoken dialog system (SDS) for delivery paired oral discussion task in context language assessment. The purpose ICE is to sustain topic-specific conversation with test taker order elicit discourse that can be later judged assess taker's ability, including interactional competence. reported detail pro...

Abstract Interactional Competence (IC) involves speakers’ ability to make social actions recognizable one another while taking into account individual identities and role relationships (Hall Pekarek Doehler 2011). Existing IC research, however, has foregrounded the sequential features of interaction paying less attention categorial resources speakers draw on. This study uses Membership Categori...