La negociación temática en la co-construcción del conocimiento realizada por estudiantes universitarios

Abstract

In this paper we characterize, based on Per Linell's (1998) co-constitutive model, the co-construction of disciplinary knowledge as conducted by study groups of undergraduate students. 'Study groups' are herein understood as oral events geared to a macro-task, whose main objective is to construct and re-construct disciplinary knowledge. Findings show that various types of conflict are negotiated within these events. This article addresses thematic negotiation as developed during theoretical conflicts, particularly the emerging dialogic dynamics within theoretical episodes. The paper has been organized into two sections: (1) the theoretical considerations upon which this study is grounded; and (2) an analysis of the participants' movements. Data analyses have helped identify and describe recurrent movements in the event and outline the interactional dynamics among undergraduates while studying in group.