Introduction to Applied Conversation Analysis
Welcome all!
The first day of our course is an orientation. You will learn about the approach to studying workplace interactions we will be using - conversation analysis - the assignment requirements during the course for your Portfolio Exam, and the topics we will explore in these three weeks.
Today…
Introductions.
A mini-lecture on our approach to studying interaction.
A quiz on assessment.
The structure of our course.
Workshop activity.
Let’s begin with introductions!
A little more about you (link here)
Speed meet. (Greeting + name + statement of information).
Why applied conversation analysis?
Assignments
There are three assignments that make up the portfolio exam for this course. Let’s look through the assignments and resources together.
We will practice the aim of each of these assignments in activities together.
Do you have any questions about the assignments? Discuss with your group and note your questions here.
Answers about assignments
Throughout the course, I’ll be updating FQAs about the assignments. Check here first, but if you still are unclear, simply email Amelia with your query.
Thanks for your patience in this slow start to the course. Once we’ve completed the workshop activity (watching a lecture by Prof. Liz Stokoe and answering some easy questions), we’ll be ready to launch into the course tomorrow!
