Gene Lerner's seminar on Conversation Analysis in September 2003

Dr. Gene Lerner, from the University of Calfornia, Santa Barbara, held a seminar on Conversation Analysis at Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo in September 2003. It was designed as the first intensive skill training courses in CA in Japan. This semiar was sponsored by the Institute for Sociology and Social Work, Meiji Gakuin University. -- Aug Nishizaka


Conversation Analysis Practicum I: Basic Analytic Skills

Course Schedule

Sept. 8
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<Introduction>

LAB EXERCISE
Action Formation
 
Sept. 9
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<HW1 review>

LAB EXERCISE
Action Sequencing
 
Sept. 10
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<HW 2 review>

LAB EXERCISE
Working w/ a Collection
 
Sept. 11
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<HW 3 review>

LAB EXERCISE
 Working w/ Auxiliary Cases
 
Action Formation

{Grp B Lab review}
Action Sequencing

{Grp B Lab review}
 
DATA SESSION A
Working w/ a Collection

{Grp B Lab review}
 
DATA SESSION (all)
Use: action formation, action sequencing, and collection building.
 
DATA SESSION B
Action Formation
 
DATA SESSION B
Action Sequencing
 
DATA SESSION B
Working w/ a Collection
 
PLENARY SESSION
 
HOMEWORK 1
 
 
 
 


Conversation Analysis Practicum II: Introduction to CA Research Methods

Course Schedule

Sept. 15
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DATA SESSION
 
Sept. 16
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DATA SESSION
 
Sept. 17
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DATA SESSION
 
Sept. 18
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DATA SESSION
 
 
 
What are the constellation of practices and features associated with launching a story in conversation?
 
Story and story sequence closings, and especially connections to storytelling beginnings
 
A story beginning and a storytelling beginning (2)
 
Storytelling openings
 
A story closing (or how do you get out of a story?)
 
PLENARY SESSION
 
HOMEWORK 1
Collect and work up observations on CLEAR storytelling openings in Groups
 
How are storytelling beginnings 1. connected to prior talk, 2. composed & 3. connected to subsequent talk within and beyond the telling?
 
Work up observations on CLEAR closings in Groups