Graduate students often ask me to recommend introductory readings on Conversation Analysis or on the field of Applied Linguistics. Here are some that should get you started.  

 

Introductions to Conversation Analysis

• Schegloff, E. A. (2007). Sequence organization in interaction: Volume 1: A primer in conversation analysis (Vol. 1). Cambridge University Press.

• Woofitt, R. (2005). Conversation analysis and discourse analysis: A comparative and critical introduction. Sage.

• Silverman, D. (1998). Harvey Sacks: Social science and conversation analysis. Oxford University Press.

• Enfield, N.J. (2017). How we talk: The inner workings of conversation. Basic Books.

• 高木智世 (著), 細田由利 (著), 森田笑 (著) (2016)「会話分析の基礎」 ひつじ書房

• ​Stokoe, E. (2018). Talk: The science of conversation. Robinson. 

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CA for SLA

• Wong, J., & Waring, H. Z. (2010). Conversation analysis and second language pedagogy: A guide for ESL/EFL teachers. Routledge.

• Greer, T. (Ed.). (2010). Observing talk: Conversation analytic studies of second language interaction. JALT Pragmatics SIG.

• Sert, O. (2015). Social interaction and L2 classroom discourse. Edinburgh University Press.

• Pallotti, G. & Wagner, J. (2009). L2 Learning as social practice: Conversation-analytic perspectives. NFLRC.

 

Useful websites on CA

• EMCA Wiki

• Charles Goodwin's website

• Emmanuel Schegloff's website, including links to most of his publications

• Gene Lerner's website, including a link to most of his publications

• Gail Jefferson's publications

• TalkBank (CA Bank): A freely downloadable corpus of natural conversation and their transcripts 

 

Applied Linguistics

• Davies, A. & Elder, C. (eds.). (2008). The handbook of applied linguistics. Blackwell. 

• Ortega, L. (2009). Understanding second language acquisition. Routledge. 

 

Academic journals

• ROLSI

• Classroom Discourse

• Applied Linguistics 

• JALT Journal

• Journal of Pragmatics

• Social Interaction: Video-based studies of human sociality

 

Organizations

•    CAN-Kansai. Holds a regular CA data session in Osaka in English.

•    CAN-Asia hosts an annual conference on second language interaction in the Asia region

•    Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT)

•    International Pragmatics Association (IPrA)

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