The development of English learners’ interactional repertoire in disagreements:A longitudinal study in light of CDST

LI Cha

Foreign Language Learning Theory and Practice ›› 2025, Vol. 195 ›› Issue (3) : 61-73.

Foreign Language Learning Theory and Practice ›› 2025, Vol. 195 ›› Issue (3) : 61-73.

The development of English learners’ interactional repertoire in disagreements:A longitudinal study in light of CDST

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Grounded in complex dynamic systems theory (CDST),this study tracked the development of six English learners’ interactional repertoire in disagreements over thirteen weeks by analyzing two dimensions:turn lengths and disagreement techniques. Dynamic Systems Theory methods including moving min-max graphs and the critical moment method were employed, along with qualitative methods such as conversational analysis. Results show that the two dimensions both experienced non-linear development during the observation period. Firstly, the development of turn lengths varied from person to person and some meaningful variability was found. Secondly, disagreement techniques were diversified, and the development of “direct disagreement”and “agreement / retelling +disagreement”was prior to that of “atypical indirect disagreement”.

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disagreement / interactional repertoire / English learner / CDST

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LI Cha. The development of English learners’ interactional repertoire in disagreements:A longitudinal study in light of CDST[J]. Foreign Language Learning Theory and Practice. 2025, 195(3): 61-73

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