PhD course: Conversation analysis (CA) and the analysis of interaction in everyday and institutional contexts

This course is aimed at PhD candidates who investigate interaction in various everyday- and institutional contexts.

07 Apr

Practical information

  • Date: 7 April 2026 - 9 April 2026
  • Time: All day
  • Location: Vestfold
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  • Organizer: University of South-Eastern Norway

    • Application deadline: March 1

    There is no course fee.

    Accommodation:

    • Grand Hotel Åsgårdstrand: 1095 NOK (participants book their rooms individually by taking contact with the hotel).
      The hotel is in walking distance from campus Bakkenteigen (40-45 minutes). You can also go to campus by bus (10 minutes).
      The joint dinner will be on hotel Åsgårdstrand.
       
    • Quality Hotel Tønsberg is 30 minutes away from campus by bus.

The course provides theoretical knowledge and basic skills in transcribing and analyzing (verbal and multimodal) interaction within a conversation analytic framework (Ethnomethodology and conversation analysis: EMCA). The course places conversation analysis in a broader theoretical and methodological context and deals with research ethical issues related to research on video-recorded interaction in various professions. The course is offered across faculties, professions, and disciplines. Some familiarity with conversation analysis and data collection would be an advantage.

Registration

USN candidates should register using StudentWeb.

External candidates should complete this registration form.

The course consists of three days:

  • Day 1: PhD workshop: Introduction to EMCA, part 1: The conversation analytic approach

  • Day 2: PhD workshop: Introduction to EMCA, part 2: Transcribing for multimodal conversation analysis

  • Day 3: PhD workshop: Data sessions and oral presentations

Contact person: Professor Karianne Skovholt (USN)

keyboard_backspace Course plan for Conversation- and interaction analysis in everyday and institutional contexts

Teaching staff:

Jessica Pederson Belisle Hansen (HiØ), Rein Ove Sikveland (NTNU) og Karianne Skovholt (USN)

Credits: Participation with essay-submission gives 5 credits.

 

“The course went beyond my expectations. I was expecting just foundational knowledge, but there was more information and practices that this course offered.”

«Felt safe to participate and speak in plenary. Inspiring.»

Mennesker i en trapp forran et gult bygg

 from participants 2025