L2 Learners’ Self-Repair Techniques in the Same Turn

This paper examines self-repair techniques practiced by Korean L2 learners in talk-in interactions. It is generally known that L2 learners tend to repair what is produced in the same turn due to their insufficient linguistic ability in SLA. However, the turn in which self-repair is practiced by L2 learners is embedded in an interactional sequence and the procedure of practicing self-repair has not yet been fully understood. In order to investigate how self-repair is conducted by L2 speakers, the talk-in interaction produced by Korean learners of English have been analyzed by employing Schegloff’s ten techniques of self-repair (2013). Korean L2 learners have been analyzed to produce their turns in ‘stop-and-go’ pattern, tend to use two techniques most among ten, and practice self-repair to fix and complete the turn. In addition, specific practices of self-repair techniques, such as mixture of technique uses, code-switching, and overlooking troubles at the turn, have been revealed to be working with both linguistic and interactional resources within the conversation using target language. These findings indicate that self-repair practices can be employed as a useful resource in interaction to enhance L2 use.