Oui como marcador interaccional: usos y funciones en francés como lengua adicional

Abstract

Speaking an additional language (AL) is one of the challenges that students face. The interactional skills required for communication, on the other hand, are not explicitly taught. In this paper, we examine nine paired interactions in an oral exam from a B1 level French (FAL) course. The aim is to describe interactional strategies, specifically those that involve the use of oui, in order to identify students’ learning needs. The findings confirm the polyfunctionality of oui, which is directly related to its position. Furthermore, we conclude that its overuse is a response to the learners’ lack of other markers in their lexical repertoire as well as the characteristics of the assessment task.