KLSS3100 Analysing Social Interaction (5 cr)
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Description
Content
The course will foster students’ understanding of interactional dynamics in professional and everyday environments and offer tools for reflecting on and analyzing professional practices. Students will be introduced to the research tradition of multimodal conversation analysis, including recent trends and developments in the field. Students will learn to analyze interaction from various settings, for example technology-mediated, workplace, and educational interaction.
Completion methods
Lectures, workshops, assignments
Assessment details
Active participation in the lectures and workshops and completing the required assignments. An 80% attendance requirement is applied.
Learning outcomes
After taking this course, the student will be able to:
recognize and analyze the basic structures of social interaction
collect and transcribe audio, video or digital data
explain the theoretical and methodological foundations of the study of social interaction
discuss the social significance and practical applications of interaction research
carry out a small-scale study following the ethical principles of interaction research
Additional information
The language on the course is either English or Finnish.
Description of prerequisites
Compulsory prerequisites for English majors: Basic Studies
Recommended prerequisites for English and Finnish majors: KLSA1000 Tutkimuksen teon perusteet
Recommended prerequisites for LAGIC students: KVVS012 Qualitative Research Methodology
Study materials
Study materials will be provided in Moodle.
Literature
- The required readings will be provided at the beginning of the course.
Completion methods
Method 1
Participation in teaching (5 cr)
Contact teaching: Lectures, workshops, assignments