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Influencing through language : university students' argumentation strategies (2009)
Metsämäki, M. (2009). Influencing through language : university students' argumentation strategies. AFinLA-e : soveltavan kielitieteen tutkimuksia, 2009(1), 61-67. https://journal.fi/afinla/article/view/2621
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Metsämäki, Maija
Journal or series: AFinLA-e : soveltavan kielitieteen tutkimuksia
eISSN: 2814-6298
Publication year: 2009
Volume: 2009
Issue number: 1
Pages range: 61-67
Publisher: Soveltavan kielentutkimuksen keskus
Publication country: Finland
Publication language: English
Persistent website address: https://journal.fi/afinla/article/view/2621
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Delayed open access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/85927
Abstract
This article investigates university students’ argumentation skills in their efforts to infl uence fellow students through language. The project was implemented at the University of Kuopio and the subjects, both Finnish and foreign university students, spoke English as a lingua franca. The students were required to argue in roles either ‘for’ or ‘against’ in videotaped debates. The aim was to determine how well they managed and what problems arose. In this demanding speech situation the students applied collaborative strategy, repetition, rephrasing and topic negotiation. Problems were caused mainly by the diffi cult topics and unknown terminology. However, there was a strong sense of commitment and joint effort.
Keywords: universities; students; argumentation; influencing; English language; second language; language skills; lingua franca
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