The Extended Investigation

@#The aim of the extended investigation is to probe the mind for specific situations or issues that may help unravel the patient’s problem. The tool used is the mnemonic of CAR-ACE (clarifications, assumptions, reasons, alternatives, consequences, and relational experiencing). This disciplined inquiry brings information about feelings and thinking into the open, relating to the situation at hand. This is often used in problem work when troublesome situations are identified. It is used to uncover the Negative Automatic Thoughts arising from cognitive distortions that triggered the emotions. It is also used in pattern work to investigate the salient situations linked by themes into stories. The themes and stories can then be investigated for consistency and context.

Je pense que tu voulais dire. [Creo que lo que querías decir era]: función de las reformulaciones al hablar por correo electrónico en francés como lengua extranjera / Je pense que tu voulais dire. [I Think that what You Mean Is]: Functions of Clarifications when Talking Via E-mail in French as a Foreign Language

Este artículo se deriva de una investigación basada en una experiencia de tándem lingüístico por correo electrónico, comunicación asincrónica establecida entre locutores de lengua materna diferente que se comunican para establecer una relación interpersonal y realizar un trabajo sobre la lengua de aprendizaje. El objetivo es indagar acerca de la función de la reformulación en este tipo de comunicación. Se utiliza la metodología del análisis conversacional para estudiar los comportamientos comunicativos e interacciónales de los participantes, el nativo (N) para ayudar al no-nativo (NN) a comprender sus mensajes y a mejorar su competencia comunicativa. Los resultados muestran que a través de la reformulación N asume un rol de colaborador.

This article draws on a study about linguistic pairs (tandem) by e-mail which was based on the asynchronous communication between speakers of different mother tongues in an attempt to facilitate their communication and joint construction of their own learning of a foreign language. This article is aimed at interrogating the function of clarifications in this type of communication. Conversation analysis is used to examine the participants’ communicative and interactive behaviors focusing on how the native speaker (N) helps the non-native speaker (NN) comprehend information and improve his/her communicative competence. Results demonstrate that native speakers shape their role as “language pals” through clarifications helping non-native speakers.