‘Oiling the social wheels’ in an undergraduate chemistry lab: an ITA’s participation in small talk

Aslan, Erhan

doi:10.1080/19463014.2019.1585891

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“…Manakala dalam bidang pendidikan, kajian Oiling the Social Wheels in an Undergraduate Chemistry Lab: an International Teaching Assistant (ITA's) Participation in Small Talk (Aslan, 2019). Kajian ini menerangkan tentang penggunaan sembang santai di makmal kimia universiti antara pembantu pengajaran antarabangsa dari China dan pelajar Amerika.…”

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Bentuk Sembang Santai (Small Talk) Dalam Masyarakat Arab: Satu Kajian Dalam Drama “أوراق الزمن المر”

Mamat

Mohamad

2021

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This research focuses on the use of small talk in communication among the Arabs. The main objective of this study is to identify forms of small talk used by the Arabs. Small talk can be defined as dialogue or informal conversation that does not cover certain topics of conversation that need to be addressed. Small talk is a polite conversation that is considered unimportant. To date, forms of Arabic small talk in communication are yet to be understood clearly and scientifically as there is unsufficient research done in this field. Knowledge and exposure of small talk are expected to contribute towards the effectiveness of communication among the society within the same group and of different group. This is a descriptive study that uses the qualitative approach through content analysis method. The samples of this study are chosen through purposive sampling method. The research data are gathered from an Arabic drama entitled “أوراق الزمن المر” or in English, Bitter Time Sheet. The small talk data are analysed based on Phatic Communication Theory (Malinowski, 1923) by using ATLAS.ti software. A total of ninety-one (91) Arabic dialogue sets that contain small talk element are gathered from the Arabic drama. The result of this study showed that there are 16 forms of small talk among the Arabs namely message, compliment, honour, greeting, well-being query, grace, pleasantry, leave, salutation, offer, joke, interjection, apology, thankfulness, appreciation and query. The result also depicted that using small talk can make the communication process to be more harmonious, smoother and more effective. Hence, the social relationship and familiarity of both parties that communicate with each other can be built, strengthened and maintained. ABSTRAK Kajian ini memfokuskan tentang penggunaan sembang santai dalam komunikasi masyarakat Arab. Objektif utama kajian ini adalah untuk mengenal pasti bentuk penggunaan sembang santai yang terdapat dalam masyarakat Arab. Sembang santai dapat diertikan sebagai dialog atau perbualan yang tidak rasmi dan tidak meliputi sesuatu topik perbualan yang perlu ditangani. Ia adalah perbualan sopan tentang perkara-perkara yang dianggap tidak penting. Sehingga kini bentuk sembang santai bahasa Arab dalam komunikasi, masih belum dapat difahami dengan jelas secara ilmiah kerana masih kurang penyelidikan yang dijalankan dalam bidang ini. Pengetahuan dan pendedahan terhadap sembang santai dijangka dapat menyumbang kepada keberkesanan komunikasi antara masyarakat daripada kelompok yang sama dan juga kelompok yang berbeza. Kajian ini merupakan kajian berbentuk deskriptif yang menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif melalui kaedah analisis kandungan. Sampel kajian ini dipilih melalui kaedah pensampelan bertujuan. Pengkaji mengumpul data penyelidikan daripada sebuah drama Arab, “أوراق الزمن المر” iaitu Lembaran Masa yang Pahit. Data sembang santai dianalisis berlandaskan Teori Komunikasi Fatik Malinowski (1923) dengan menggunakan perisian ATLAS.ti. Sejumlah 91 ungkapan bahasa Arab yang mempunyai unsur sembang santai telah dapat dikumpulkan daripada drama ini. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa bentuk sembang santai yang terdapat dalam masyarakat Arab adalah pelbagai. Ia mempunyai 16 bentuk yang merangkumi bentuk pesanan, pujian, penghormatan, alu-aluan, pertanyaan khabar, doa, berbasa-basi, meminta diri, sapaan, pelawaan, gurauan, mencelah, permohonan maaf, rasa syukur, penghargaan dan pertanyaan. Dapatan kajian juga memperlihatkan bahawa, melalui penggunaan sembang santai, ia dapat menjadikan proses komunikasi semakin harmoni, lancar dan lebih berkesan. Dengan itu, hubungan sosial dan keakraban antara dua pihak yang berkomunikasi dapat dibina, dikukuhkan dan dikekalkan.

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Bentuk Sembang Santai (Small Talk) Dalam Masyarakat Arab: Satu Kajian Dalam Drama “أوراق الزمن المر”

Mamat

Mohamad

2021

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“…The papers draw on data collected from United Arab Emirates, Austria, Brazil, France, and USA. The topics focused are questions in post observation teacher feedback (Donaghue 2020), the development of L2 interactional competence (Konzett-Firth 2020), multimodal practices of teachers (Moro et al 2020), small talk in a chemistry lab (Aslan 2020), and a teacher's management of affiliation in classrooms (Hoi Yee Lo 2020). All the articles in the issue present analyses of interactions in contexts where the participants share the same physical space.…”

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Markee

2020

Classroom Discourse

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“…Small talk is more about social relationships than the essence of the conversation because according to McCarthy (2003), small talk plays a role in filling the silence and avoiding the situation from becoming cold and unfriendly. Another role of small talk according to (Aslan, 2019) is being able to achieve social goals such as facilitating other people's affairs, forging friendly bonds, winning arguments based on one's perspective.…”

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A Comparative Study Of The Function Of Small Talk Between Arab And Malay Communication

Mohamad,

Mamat,

Zakaria

et al. 2023

j. arabic learning

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Small talk is defined as an informal dialogue or conversation that does not cover an important topic of conversation. It is a polite conversation about insignificant matters. To date, the small talk function of Arab and Malay communication has not been clearly understood due to a lack of research in this field. This study compares the part of small talk in Arab and Malay communication based on three communication phases: beginning, middle, and closing. The study is descriptive and employs a qualitative approach. The data from the small talk was analyzed using Malinowski's Phatic Communion Theory (1923). The researchers obtained data from an Arabic drama called "أوراق الزمن المر" and a Malay drama called "Nur 2". ATLAS.tiV9 was used to analyze and code small talk expressions. The findings revealed similarities and differences in the small talk function used in each conversation phase between Arab and Malay communication. Regarding the use of small talk in the middle stage of communication, the Arab and Malay communities are similar. Among the differences, the Arab community was discovered to like to interrupt conversations with small talk while having a conversation. In contrast, the Malay community rarely interrupts conversations with small talk while interacting. Overall, this study discovered that the Arab community demonstrated a broader function of small talk than the Malay community. This study will likely benefit both the field of intercultural communication as well as the use of small talk in learning and teaching Arabic as a foreign language.

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‘Oiling the social wheels’ in an undergraduate chemistry lab: an ITA’s participation in small talk

Cited by 7 publications

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Bentuk Sembang Santai (Small Talk) Dalam Masyarakat Arab: Satu Kajian Dalam Drama “أوراق الزمن المر”

Bentuk Sembang Santai (Small Talk) Dalam Masyarakat Arab: Satu Kajian Dalam Drama “أوراق الزمن المر”

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A Comparative Study Of The Function Of Small Talk Between Arab And Malay Communication

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