Mitigation in the Peer Observation Discourse of Iranian EFL Teachers: A Critical Analysis
عنوان مقاله: Mitigation in the Peer Observation Discourse of Iranian EFL Teachers: A Critical Analysis
شناسه ملی مقاله: ICLP05_010
منتشر شده در پنجمین کنفرانس بین المللی زبان، ادبیات تاریخ و تمدن در سال 1399
شناسه ملی مقاله: ICLP05_010
منتشر شده در پنجمین کنفرانس بین المللی زبان، ادبیات تاریخ و تمدن در سال 1399
مشخصات نویسندگان مقاله:
Elmira Nouri - M.A. Student of English Language Teaching, U\Islamic Azad University, Gonbad Kuvoos Branch, Golestan, Iran
Hessam Agheshteh - English Departmenr, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr Branch, Golestan, Iran
Ayesheh Mohammadzadeh - English Departmenr, Islamic Azad University, Gonbad Kuvoos Branch, Golestan, Iran
خلاصه مقاله:
Elmira Nouri - M.A. Student of English Language Teaching, U\Islamic Azad University, Gonbad Kuvoos Branch, Golestan, Iran
Hessam Agheshteh - English Departmenr, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr Branch, Golestan, Iran
Ayesheh Mohammadzadeh - English Departmenr, Islamic Azad University, Gonbad Kuvoos Branch, Golestan, Iran
Considering the importance and possibility of face-threatening acts (FTAs) in post-observation conferences (POCs) in peer observation of teaching (POT), the current study examined mitigation in the POT discourse of Iranian teachers to see if they are aware of the FTAs and soften their criticism to save face or not and if they do so, what kinds of mitigation devices they use. Using convenient sampling, the study specifically addressed the POT discourse of ۸ Iranian EFL teachers from Sama Institute in Azadshahr and Sharifinia Institute in Aliabad in Golestan, Iran. The POCs were audio and video recorded and transcribed. Then, each suggestion was examined according to Wajnryb's (۱۹۹۴) taxonomy of utterance-level mitigation and were accordingly classified. The results showed that both the observer and the observed teacher made suggestions during the POCs, and employed a variety of mitigation devices. This indicates that teachers in POTs were aware of the potential threat of FTAs despite the power balance and the close relationship they had; thereby, resorting to language mitigation devices to hedge their criticisms. The implications hold for language teachers, language supervisors, teacher education programs, and language institutes all over the world.
کلمات کلیدی: Language mitigation, face-threatening acts, peer observation, post-observation conference
صفحه اختصاصی مقاله و دریافت فایل کامل: https://civilica.com/doc/1193877/