Interaction Analysis, 7.5 credits

Interaktionsanalys, 7.5 hp

7FIKO10

Course level

Third-cycle Education

Description

The course provides a hands-on introduction to the microanalysis of human interaction. You will be actively involved in the full research process starting with ethical considerations, data collection and transcription, and ending with the identification of relevant phenomena and methodological and analytic arguments. During the course, you will learn to analyse linguistic and social aspects of interaction in institutions as well as mundane settings, attending to activity types, meaning, learning and understanding. You will study both verbal and nonverbal aspects of human action, including the use of technologies and artefacts in meaning-making. You will also study the historical roots of the approach, and learn to critically discuss theory and findings.

Contact

Contents

The course provides a hands-on introduction to the microanalysis of human interaction. It actively involves the students in the full research process starting with ethical considerations, data collection and transcription, and ending with the identification of relevant phenomena as well as methodological and analytic arguments. The course focuses on linguistic and social aspects of interaction in institutions as well as mundane settings, analysing activity types, meaning, learning and understanding. Attention is paid to verbal and nonverbal aspects of human action, including the use of technologies and artefacts in meaning-making.

Educational methods

Teaching is carried out in the form of lectures, seminars, workshops, data sessions, fieldwork and peer-review. The medium of instruction is English.

Examination

Examination involves both active participation in the fieldwork, data sessions, workshops and seminars, and an oral examination in combination with a written assignment.

Grading

Two-grade scale

General information

The course runs week 35 to 43.