COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONVERSATION ANALYSIS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIL 4016 CONVERSATION ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜLSÜM SONGÜL ERCAN

Offered to

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to examine the basic concepts and principles of conversation, types of conversation and conversation analysis and to reveal how conversation is structurally and strategically organized.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the general features of spoken interaction and the discourse hierarchy
2   Explain the interactional strategies by giving examples from real conversations
3   Prepare the transcriptions of conversation recordings
4   Analyze the transcriptions serving his/her purpose
5   Interpret and evaluate the transcriptions of conversations.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Conversation, Conversation Analysis: Basic Concepts and Principles
2 What is typical of Spoken Interaction
3 Interactional Structure, The discourse hierarchy
4 Discourse Markers & Their Functions
5 Interactional Strategies, The Turntaking System
6 Exchange Procedures, Moves in Exchanges
7 Accompanying Strategies: Hedging, Organizing
8 MIDTERM
9 Conversational Structure
10 Conversational Strategies
11 Types of Talk
12 Discourse and Grammar
13 Doing Transcription
14 Conversation Analysis in Turkish

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Cameron, D. (2001). Working With Spoken Discourse. Sage Publications.
2. Schiffrin, D. (1994). Approaches to Discourse. Blackwell.
3. Stenström, A. (1994). An Introduction to Spoken Interaction. London: Longman.
4. Svennevig, J. (2000). Getting Acquainted in Conversation. John Benjamins Publishing Company.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation
2. Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 +FCG * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. 1- Mid-term exam
2. 2- Homework assignment/Project
3. 3- Final exam

Assessment Criteria

1. Learning outcomes 1-2 will be evaluated via the questions asked in the mid-term and final exams.
2. Learning outcomes 3-5 will be evaluated via assignment.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1- 70% class attendance is obligatory.
2- Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for late submission of the homework assignments/projects.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Hülya Kaya, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Comparative Studies, TR-35390 Buca-Izmir, Tel. +90 232 3018611, e-mail: hulya.kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 2 22
Tutorials 2 2 4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Preparing assignments 2 12 24
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 79

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.14
LO.244
LO.335
LO.444
LO.545