Eunho Kim. 2017. Conversation Analysis for Second Language
Acquisition(CA-SLA): Implications for Researching Korean as a Second
Language. Language Information. Volume 25. 05-36. The purpose of this article
is to review an increasing literature investigate second language learning and
development from the perspective of conversation analysis (hereafter CA) and
provide implications these view have for Korean as a Second Language (hereafter
KSL) research methodology. From a CA perspective, language acquisition can
be understood as learning to participate in ordinary as well as institutional social
interaction. CA-SLA studies have taken two different paths in terms of learning:
1) A number of studies investigate language learning as an accountable and
recognizable social practice; and 2) A second group of studies traces the
development of action formats, participation styles, and use of linguistic resources
over time. This paper discusses how learning and development are conceptualized
in CA and CA-SLA, and the challenge CA-SLA studies face. It also explains
the implication CA-SLA has for research methodology by introducing how
developmental CA has overcome these challenges. This study also provides
sample analyses situated within a CA-SLA framework to examine development.
Key words: Conversation analysis(CA), Second Language Acquisition(SLA),
Korean as a Second Language (KSL), Interactional Competence