87628 - Psychology and Social Interaction (1) (LM)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to analyze examples of social interaction in different contexts, using the conversation analysis and discursive psychology methodologies. Students will learn to analyze interpersonal communication, addressing both verbal and gestural behaviors (gestures, gazes, body postures).

Course contents

The course topic is institutional interaction. The aim of the course is to analyse the functioning of institutions through the detailed analysis of interaction. A special attention is paid to power dynamics and identity issues.

Lesson 1: An introduction to the analysis of social interactions

Lesson2:An introduction to the analysis of social interactions

Lesson 3: Data Analysis

Lesson 4: Institutional interaction: the case of emergency calls

Lesson 5: Data Analysis

Lesson 6: Interaction in court

Lesson 7: Data Analysis

Lesson 8: Doctor-patient interaction

Lesson 9: Students' presentations

Lesson 10: Students' presentation

 

ERASMUS STUDENTS SHOULD CONTACT THE TEACHER TO AGREE ON TIMES AND MODALITIES OF THE EXAM.

Students with disabilities and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders are entitled to special adjustments according to their condition, subject to assessment by the University Service for Students with Disabilities and SLD. Please do not contact teachers or Department staff, but make an appointment with the Service. The Service will then determine what adjustments are specifically appropriate, and get in touch with the teacher.

For more information, please visit the page:

 https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students

Readings/Bibliography

Readings for Students enrolled in Semiotica:

J. Heritage & S. Clayman (2010) Talk in Action. Interactions, Identities and Institutions, Wiley-Blackwell. Parti 1, 2, 3 e 4.

Giolo Fele (2007) L'analisi della conversazione, Bologna, Il Mulino.

Non attending students must also read the following texts:

Galatolo, R. (2007) Active Voicing in Court, in Holt E. & Clift R. (eds.) Reported Speech in Interaction,CUP. 

Galatolo R. (2014) “Identities in Court: participation framework and the judge’s role” , in L. Greco, L. Mondada & P. Renaud (eds.) Identities in Interaction, Lambert – Lucas Edition: 137-156.

         

The texts will be available in PDF format on the platform Virtuale.

 

 

 

 

Teaching methods

 

- Seminar lessons

- Papers' discussion

- Collective and individual data analysis

Assessment methods

Attending students will make a power point presentation of a paper on medical interaction. The paper will be chosen among the list of papers proposed by the teacher. The presentation will be evaluated according to the students' capacity of organizing it also addressing the main themes of the course and the main problematic of medical interaction. The student's oral expression capacity will be evaluated as well.

Non-attending students: oral examination based on the texts listed in the Readings Section.

 

The oral exams will be held in the following months:

September: students from past years

November: Students from past years

January: Students from past years

March: Students from past years and of the current year

May: Students from past years and of the current year

June: Students from past years and of the current year

ERASMUS STUDENTS SHOULD CONTACT THE TEACHER TO AGREE ON TIMES AND MODALITIES OF THE EXAM.

Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is necessary to contact the relevant University office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en) with ample time in advance: the office will propose some adjustments, which must in any case be submitted 15 days in advance to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of these in relation to the teaching objectives.

 

Teaching tools

Laptop for watching and listening interactional data;

Interactional data issued from the web;

Transcripts of interactional data;

Video projector.

Office hours

See the website of Renata Galatolo