An Introduction to Interaction: Understanding Talk in the Workplace and Everyday Life - Softcover

Angela Cora Garcia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1350199923 ISBN 13: 9781350199927

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023

Synopsis

An engaging introduction to the study of spoken interaction, this book provides a thorough grounding in the theory and methodology of conversation analysis. It covers data collection, techniques for analysis and practical applications, guiding students through foundational and new research findings on everyday conversations and talk in institutional contexts, from media and education to healthcare and law.

Now thoroughly updated to showcase contemporary developments in the field, this second edition includes:

· New chapters on interaction in psychotherapy, educational settings and language learning and teaching
· Expanded coverage of doctor-patient communications, customer service, workplace interviews and online interactions, including social media, video gaming and livestreams
· A wider variety of transcriptions from other languages, including French, German, Italian, Finnish, Swedish, Arabic, Korean, Chinese and Japanese
· Multimodal analyses of interaction, focusing on the integration of embodied action and talk

Complete with student activities, recommended reading sections and a companion website featuring audio lectures, slides and links to further transcripts, this book is an essential guide for doing conversation analysis and offers fresh insight into how we understand talk.

About this title

About the Author

Angela Cora Garcia is Professor of Sociology at Bentley University, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350199923
• ISBN 13: 9781350199927
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 400