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School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Language is so fundamental to the rituals and events of everyday life that its role is taken for granted. Language and Social Interaction deals with how we use language to negotiate relationships, actions and events in our daily lives. Students will explore various approaches to the analysis of language in interaction, such as conversation analysis, discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis, and they will encounter research into language in interaction in diverse contexts for a range of purposes. Students will develop skills for analysing naturally-occurring language samples, and they will have the opportunity to develop their own research project using a method encountered in the course. This research training experience will include the collection and analysis of data.
In class quiz
Learning outcomes 2, 3
Research project data presentation
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Research project report (2500 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Participation in lectorials and padlets
Learning outcomes 2, 3
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials, and b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
· Suzanne Eggins and Diana Slade, 1997/2004 Analysing Casual Conversation, Equinox, UK · Jones, Rodney H., 2012. Discourse Analysis: A resource book for students. Abingdon: Routledge. · Thornbury S. & Slade D. (2006) Conversation from Description to Pedagogy, Cambridge University Press, UK