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2022-232023-24
Module will run
Occurrence
Teaching period
A
Semester 2 2024-25
Module aims
Microanalysis represents not only a distinctive methodology but also a distinctive way of thinking about communication. It is based on observations of human behaviour via the detailed analysis of video/audio recordings or transcribed material. Through the use of recorded data that can be examined repeatedly, it is possible to perform the kind of highly detailed analysis of both speech and non-verbal communication that is characteristic of the microanalytic approach.
Module learning outcomes
Describe practical applications of microanalytic research in the areas of medicine, crime detection and politics
Comment on communication studies and their findings in each of the areas of covered
Give an account of key concepts and methods from social interaction research
Discuss how key theories of communication relate to our everyday experiences and to those in positions of prominence and power
Module content
Communication Skills Training (CST): focus on medical settings.
Interpersonal Sensitivity: the analysis of person perception as communicative skill.
Deception: nonverbal cues in deception detection.
Equivocation: equivocation theory and its application to political interviews and beyond.
Communication Accommodation Theory: how people adapt their communication to others.
Turn-taking and Interruptions: medical consultations; political discourse; "manterrupting".
Speaker-Audience Intercommunication: analysis of these two-way interactions.
Face and Facework: the role of self-presentation in communication.
Personalisation: insults, antagonism, flattery, etc. – how these are used and their effects.
Indicative assessment
Task
% of module mark
Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled)
100
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
Task
% of module mark
Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled)
100
Module feedback
The marks on all assessed work will be provided on e-vision.