This analysis reveals the prevalence of inquiry structures in Korean textbooks, highlighting gaps in authentic discourse.
Key Points
Around 89.7% of dialogues were structured using adjacency pairs, primarily focusing on questions and answers.
The study noted a decline in question-answer structures in listening dialogues as the level increased, while speaking dialogues showed some increase.
Evaluation criteria showed significant differences between textbook dialogues and authentic conversation, particularly in terms of turn-taking flexibility.
Textbook dialogues were found to lack interactive features commonly seen in natural spoken discourse, suggesting a need for better representation.