NORED924: Transcription and representation of interaction data: Analytical gains and losses

This course explores the theoretical and practical choices involved in transcribing and representing video- and audio-recorded interaction data. Through lectures, workshops, and hands-on work with your own data, students learn transcription conventions, refine transcripts, and critically examine how different approaches shape analysis. Peer discussions and guided exercises support reflection on the analytical consequences of transcription decisions, helping students enhance both the quality and interpretive depth of their work. Students will:

• Learn about transcription conventions used in conversation and multimodal analysis.
• Work with their own video data to improve and refine a transcript.
• Explore the affordances and limitations of different transcription approaches.
• Engage in peer discussions to receive and provide constructive feedback.
• Reflect on the analytical dimensions of transcription practices. 

Course dates:

April 9, 12:00-16:00

April 10, 09:00-12:00

May 11, 12:00-16:00

May 12, 09:00-12:00

Knowledge 

The student

• can account for theoretical and methodological foundations that inform transcription decisions and data representations.

Skills

The student

• can apply relevant transcription conventions to enhance the quality and analytical precision of existing transcriptions.

General competence

The student

• can argue for analytical choices of the transcription.
• can reflect critically on the analytical consequences of transcription choices.