This study was founded on the notion that the microanalysis of classroom discourse can reveal how language is used as a tool to mediate learning (Kowal & Swain, 1994). This study used the interactional features in the Classroom Context mode in the Self-evaluation teacher talk (SETT) framework by Walsh (2006) to identify how spoken interactions…

The current study, drawing on Positioning Theory, presents an analysis of various storylines of classroom interaction to illustrate how an adult ESL learner positioned himself and others in an academic oral skills class. Through a recursive micro-analysis of classroom talk, the findings demonstrate how this outspoken student shaped classroom…