Conversation Analysis(COM350)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COM350 | Conversation Analysis | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Michel Bourse mbourse@gmail.com (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | To know the key concepts of the conversation. Learn the theories related to the conversational approach. Learn how to manage conversational processes |
| Content |
1. Definition and principles of conversation 2. Models of conversation: linear, circular, orchestral 3. Conversational analysis: history and concepts 4. Theoretical approaches. 1: Ethnography of conversation (D. Hymes) + Interactional sociolinguistics (J. Gumperz) 5. Theoretical approaches. 2: Variationist sociolinguistics (W. Labov) 6. Theoretical approaches. 3: Speech act theory (Austin/Searle) 7. Theoretical approaches. 4: Symbolic interactionism (E. Goffman) 8. Theoretical approaches. 5: Conversational analysis (Sacks/Schegloff) 9. Theoretical approaches. 6: The logic of conversation (P. Grice) 10. Theoretical approaches. 7: The ethnomethodology of conversation (H. Garfinkel) 11. Theoretical approaches. 8 : The Geneva School (J. Moeschler). The Lyon School (C. Kerbrat-Orecchioni, J. Cosnier) 12. Theoretical approaches. 9: The interactionist approaches of Palo Alto 13. The concepts: organizational traits, opening and closing procedures, adjacent pairs, co-construction 14. Non-verbal: silence, the mechanics of speech turns, the role of lies |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course the student will be able to : - to explain and compare the main approaches and theories concerning the field of conversational analysis and their convergence and divergence - to know the socio-historical and ideological contexts in which these approaches and theories are developed - to define the concepts that have been forged and used to explain the facts of the field - to observe, question and critique conversational processes - have a basic foundation to guide further study and research on that matter |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | |
| References |
• M. Argyle. Bodily communication, London Methuen, 1975 • P. Amiel, Ethnométhodologie appliquée. Eléments de sociologie praxéologique, Les Presses du LEMA, 2010 • F. Armengaud : La pragmatique. Que-sais-je ? P.U.F. Paris. 1993. • J. Austin, Quand dire c'est faire, Point-Seuil, 1962, rééd. 1991 • R. Birdwhistell, Introduction to Kinesics. Louisville: University of Kentucky Press. 1952. • R. Birdwhistell, 1981: 160-190. "Un exercice de kinésique et de linguistique : la scène de la cigarette". In Y. Winkin (dir.). La nouvelle communication. Paris: Seuil. • Conein, B. 1989 «Pourquoi doit-on dire bonjour? (Goffman relu par Harvey Sacks)», Le parler frais, Paris, Minuit, p. 196-208.Jacques Cosnier, Gestes et stratégie conversationnelle, Lyon, P.U.L., 1978 • J. Cosnier, A. Brossard (1984). La communication non verbale. Neufchâtel-Paris, Delaschaux et Niestlé. • Jacques Cosnier, "Synchronisation et copilotage de l'interaction conversationnelle". Protée, 33-39, 1992. • J. Cosnier (1982) Communications et langages gestuels. In J. Cosnier, A. Berrendonner, J. Coulon, C. Kerbrat-Orecchioni (Eds) Communication verbales, gestuelles et animales. Dunod, p.255-304. • E. Goffman, la mise en scène de la vie quotidienne, tome 1, Editions de Minuit, 1973 • E. Goffman, Les rites d’interaction, Paris, Minuit, 1974. • P. Grice, "Logique de la communication", in Communication, N°30, 1979. • D. Hymes, : Vers la Compétence de Communication, trad. française, Paris, Hatier, Coll." Lal ", 1984. • H. Garfinkel, Studies in Ethnométhodology, Prentice Hall New York, 1967 • E. Goffman, Les rites d’interaction, trad. Paris, Minuit, 1974 • E. Goffman, La Mise en scène de la vie quotidienne (tome 1 : "La Présentation de soi" `tome 2: "Les relations en public"), 1973. Editions de Minuit • E. Goffman, Façons de parler, Editions de Minuit, 1987 • F. Jacques, Trois stratégies interactionnelles : conversation, négociation, dialogue. In J. Cosnier et al. (dir.) Échanges sur la conversation. 1988, Paris : Éd. du CNRS • C. Kerbrat-Orecchioni, 1992. Les interactions verbales II. Paris : A. Colin • Kerbrat-Orecchioni C., 1996, La Conversation, Seuil, coll., « Mémo ». • C. Kerbrat-Orecchioni, Le discours en Interaction, Paris, A. Colin.2005 • George Lakoff et Mark Johnson, Les métaphores dans la vie quotidienne, Paris, Ed. de Minuit (coll. Propositions), 1985 • Maingueneau D., 1996, Les termes clés de l’analyse du discours, Seuil, coll., « Mémo ». • Sacks, H. 1973 « Tout le monde doit mentir », Communications : 182-203. • Sacks, H. 1984 « Notes on methodology », dans J.M. Atkinson, J. Heritage et coll., Structures of Social Action : Studies in Conversation Analysis, Cambridge University Press, p. 21-27. • Sacks, H. 1992 [1967] Lectures on Conversation, 2 vol., édité par G. Jefferson, Oxford, Blackwell. • Schegloff, E. A. 1972 « Notes on a conversational practice : Formulating place», dans D. Sudnow et coll., Studies in Social Interaction, New-York, Free Press, p. 75-119. • Schegloff, E. A. 1988 « Goffman and the analysis of conversation », dans P. Drew, Wootton et coll., Erving Goffman. Exploring the Interaction Order, Bosto Northeastern University Press, p. 89-135. • Schegloff, E. A. 1992a/b «Introduction», dans Sacks 1992, vol. 1, Oxford, Blackwell, p. ix-lii. • Schegloff, E. A. et H. Sacks 1973 «Opening up closing», Semiotica 8 : 289-327. • Traverso V., 1999, L’analyse des conversations, Nathan, coll. « 128 Linguistique ». • Véronique Traverso, La conversation familière, Presses universitaires de Lyon, 1996, |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1. Definition and principles of conversation |
| 2 | 2. Models of conversation: linear, circular, orchestral |
| 3 | 3. Conversational analysis: history and concepts |
| 4 | 4. Theoretical approaches. 1: Ethnography of conversation (D. Hymes) + Interactional sociolinguistics (J. Gumperz) |
| 5 | 5. Theoretical approaches. 2: Variationist sociolinguistics (W. Labov) |
| 6 | 6. Theoretical approaches. 3: Speech act theory (Austin/Searle) |
| 7 | 7. Theoretical approaches. 4: Symbolic interactionism (E. Goffman) |
| 8 | 8. Theoretical approaches. 5: Conversational analysis (Sacks/Schegloff) |
| 9 | 9. Theoretical approaches. 6: The logic of conversation (P. Grice) |
| 10 | 10. Theoretical approaches. 7: The ethnomethodology of conversation (H. Garfinkel) |
| 11 | 11. Theoretical approaches. 8 : The Geneva School (J. Moeschler). The Lyon School (C. Kerbrat-Orecchioni, J. Cosnier) |
| 12 | 12. Theoretical approaches. 9: The interactionist approaches of Palo Alto |
| 13 | 13. The concepts: organizational traits, opening and closing procedures, adjacent pairs, co-construction |
| 14 | 14. Non-verbal: silence, the mechanics of speech turns, the role of lies |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 100 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 1 | 100 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Workload | 0 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 0,00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 0 | ||