Conversation Gambits in Classroom Speaking Activities

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211119.058How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Conversation gambits; linking gambits; opening gambits; responding gambits; speaking

Abstract

Gambits are used as signals to start or to open, to continue, and to end the conversation. This paper is aimed at finding out the types and functions of conversation gambits in classroom speaking activities. Using a descriptive method, the research was conducted at the second-year students of office administration and marketing major in one vocational school. The research involved 38 students from two classes of office administration and marketing and the teacher as respondents. The data was gained from observation, questionnaires, and interviews. The observation was done two times, the close-ended interview was also done with the teacher and students two times. The interview questions are about words or phrases are used during conversation activities. The research found that the students used opening gambits, linking gambits, and responding gambits in conversation activity. The gambits function as asking for the information, interrupting, offering the suggestion, personal opinion, giving a reason, hesitation phrase, argument, and counter-argument, seeing the good side, showing interest, repetition, and accepting the compliment.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Irvan Herdian
AU  - Deddy Sofyan
AU  - Mursidah Rahmah
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/11/21
TI  - Conversation Gambits in Classroom Speaking Activities
BT  - Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 375
EP  - 378
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211119.058
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211119.058
ID  - Herdian2021
ER  -