CA is also related to Ethnography of Communication, so resources 5
and 8 are especially useful for this second phase. Do not forget that DA is summative and it means that you have to consider elements of DA and CDA for the current analysis See these links to improve your understanding and check some simple theory and practice of what you have to do in the second learning activity: CA links http://www.mathcs.duq.edu/~packer/IR/Handout5.html http://grammar.about.com/od/readingsonlanguage/a/Talking-Together-AnIntroduction-To-Conversation-Analysis.htm Take into account that for CA you will not only transcribe the words pronounced by participants but to include certain details about nonverbal communication which are relevant. You can mix them according to your needs but clarify in advance the conventions that you have selected. Certain notation conventions which could be used are presented below: http://www.let.rug.nl/mazeland/ELL06maz.pdf http://www.justinecassell.com/discourse09/readings/IntroducingLanguag eInUse-Chapter2.pdf Check not only the main webpage but its subtopics: http://homepages.lboro.ac.uk/~ssca1/pseudos.htm http://homepages.lboro.ac.uk/~ssca1/intro1.htm http://homepages.lboro.ac.uk/~ssca1/trans3.htm etc.