Additionally, there will be a work-in-progress presentation on longitudinal change in L2 learning coaching by Milica Lazovic from Philipps-Universität Marburg.

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For Zoom link, please contact Klara Skogmyr Marian
klara.skogmyr-marian@su.se

Room D480

Centre for Research on Bilingualism
Building D, 4th floor 
Södra huset, Frescati, Stockholm University.

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Rationale

In recent years, there has been a noticeable interest in longitudinal studies of social interaction, as evidenced by edited volumes (Pekarek Doehler & Deppermann, 2021; Pekarek Doehler et al., 2018), monographs (Balaman, 2016; Skogmyr Marian, 2022), and numerous articles on change over time in both first and second language interactions.

Studies typically adopt either micro- or macro-longitudinal research designs that compare speakers’ practices over hours, weeks, months, or years, or study participants’ orientations to learning or shared interactional histories over time. While many studies have focused on first (Pfeiffer & Anna, 2021) or second (Kunitz & Skogmyr Marian, 2017; Markee 2008; Sert, 2019) language learning, recent work has included parliamentary discourse (Reber, 2021), political interviews (Clayman & Heritage, 2021), as well as theater (Norrthon, 2019) and opera (Löfgren, 2023) rehearsals.

Longitudinal interaction studies do not come without challenges, however. Common issues concern the design of the data collection process, how to organize large datasets and build collections, how to ensure comparability in longitudinal analysis, and how to maintain a participant-relevant perspective (see Deppermann & Pekarek Doehler, 2021; Wagner et al., 2018).

In this workshop, we address these issues by examining several examples of longitudinal studies and their research designs, by listening to the experiences of scholars in Sweden who have worked with different types of longitudinal interaction analysis, and by together discussing solutions to some of the common challenges. The workshop also includes a work-in-progress presentation of a longitudinal study on L2 learning coaching by Milica Lazovic from Philipps-Universität Marburg, who is visiting the Centre for Research on Bilingualism in April.