This study examines how novice Japanese high school EFL learners deploy epistemic-claim formats (e.g., I know and the contextually related Japanese form, wakaru) to sustain progressivity in classroom peer interaction. It addresses two research questions: (a) in what sequential environments these formats emerge, and (b) how they shape participation to sustain progressivity under linguistic constraint. Drawing on multimodal conversation analysis of about 450 minutes of naturally occurring classroom peer interaction in task-based activities (91 pair recordings), the study shows that these formats occur in environments of delay, such as hesitation or word search, where progressivity becomes vulnerable. Functioning as warrants for speakership, epistemic-claim formats allow speakers to claim entitlement to the relevant domain, which recipients locally ratify as eligibility. Across the collection, these formats secure self-repair space, resist premature peer assistance, and enable collaborative intervention based on displayed shared epistemic access. These findings extend conversation-analytic work on epistemics by illustrating how explicit epistemic claims function as participation-management resources in novice L2 interaction. Pedagogically, the study suggests that learner silence and hesitation should be treated as interactionally organized moments of formulation rather than epistemic insufficiency, calling for instructional practices that support self-repair and interactional competence development.
Abstract Introduction Literature Review Epistemic Status, Stance, and Continued Speakership Progressivity, Repair, and Participation in L2 Peer Interaction Epistemic-Claim Formats as Participation-Management Resources Methods Data Collection and Task Transcription and Analytic Approach Analysis Pre-emptive Claiming to Secure Self-Repair Space Excerpt 1: Y and Z (01:15‒02:10) Reactive Claiming to Block Assistance Excerpt 2: M and R (02:57‒03:42) Invited Claiming to Legitimize Collaborative Entry Excerpt 3: K and S (03:10‒04:55) Discussion Epistemics as a Resource for Sustaining Progressivity L2 Pedagogy and Interactional Competence Conclusion Acknowledgements The Author References Appendices
The goals of Asia TEFL are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia. In order to accomplish this, Asia TEFL will pursue the following goals:
1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
4. To develop proficiency guidelines and assessment methods designed for the needs of the Asian context.
5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.
간행물
간행물명
The Journal of AsiaTEFL
간기
계간
pISSN
1738-3102
eISSN
2466-1511
수록기간
2004~2026
등재여부
SCOPUS,KCI 등재
십진분류
KDC 740DDC 420
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / The Journal of AsiaTEFL Vol.23 No.3