Abstract:
This study aimed to explore the categories and types of speech overlap used in communication classrooms at Cagayan State University - Carig Campus, specifically under the College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Department of Arts and Humanities. The study used the descriptive-qualitative method. The data were gathered from the eight recorded communication classrooms through audio-recording. The study used the four-part analytic method: Record-View/Listen-Transcribe-Analyze (R-V/L-T-A). Moreover, conversational analysis was utilized. Recorded classroom discourses were transcribed and analyzed through the use of frequency counts and percentages. Based on the model developed by Scghegloff (2000) and Adda (2007), the study shows that the category of speech overlap that manifested most was Non-Competitive overlap while the type of speech overlap that occurred most was Complementary overlap. Although several proponents negatively perceive speech overlaps, this study views the occurrence of speech overlaps positively as it displays the engagement of the students in the classroom discussion. The interlocutors provide answers and assist each other's utterances which make the interaction interactive and collaborative. With this, the study concluded that the interlocutors are motivated to express their ideas and engage themselves in classroom discussions. This implies that the interaction in the communication classroom is indeed dynamic and communicative for it centers on students' maximum participation.
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