Discourse analysis of SLA in three different contexts

This study aimed at considering discourse analysis of SLA in three contexts. It is significant, since language lessons are socially constructed events and cannot be separated from linguistic complexities. It attempts to analyze the dominant effects of social changes and developmental patterns in this process. Three cases of study were analyzed in this procedure: A rural setting which includes 9 participants, a mixed setting including 29 participants, and an urban setting including 25 participants. Using Gass and Varonis interactional modifications approach, Preston s sociolinguistic model, and Multi-dimensional model developed by Meisel, Clahsen, and Pienemann, we tried to analyze and interpret different levels of discoursal and developmental processes, different interactional and social changes, and their role in SLA. Results indicated that participants in third groups did their tasks expectedly and it could be the reason for accepting different effects of social changes and developmental patterns on the part of readers in different contexts successfully. These outcomes direct us toward a complete needs analysis and designing new revolutionary courses in different contexts.

کلیدواژه ها:

Context ، Discourse analysis ، Developmental patterns ، Participants ، Social changes