Conversation analysis

solve the problem or just avoid it. Most of us will either try to defuse the difficult conversation either by saying “I’m sorry” or by giving in and accepting fault. Others will try to blame the other person was at fault or just avoid the conversation in all. This of course will lead us to feel frustrated with the outcome of the conversation and feel some kind of anxiety afterwards. If the difficult conversations has been solve appropriately, where both parties understand the problem and come to…

The Great Conversation by Robert M. Hutchins, Statement of Liberal Education by Association of American College & University, What Is a 21st Century Liberal Education by Association of American College & University (AAC&U’s), and Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo Freire’s are four articles that explain what liberal education stand for and what has been accomplished over the years. From reading the four articles they explained how liberal education has helped empower students and helped then…

Conversations with God “Conversations with God” is a book by Neale Donald Walsh that tells of the disappointments he underwent in his life. He had a habit of writing his thoughts down in the form of letters. It was during a very difficult moment of his life that he was forced to pen down an angry letter to God almost with a will that came from within the subconscious. He demanded to know why life was a struggle to him. To him, it was like everything was falling to crumbles. He was particularly…

Stoltzfus delineates that questions are the second element of the coaching conversation, the main tool of the coach (Stoltzfus, 2005, p. 176-177). As a coach, questions needed the move the conversation forward. Consequently, leaving the client in charge with open ending answers that bring leisure to the flow and leading to issues that matter most to their progress (Stoltzfus, 2005, p. 181). All questions need to open the conversation while simultaneously gathering additional pertinent…

通し番号02-57 -通し番号02-63 通し番号02-057: Short Conversation (150 Words) (Narrator): Listen to a conversation between two family members. Alex: Hey, Josh, how is it going? Josh: Pretty bad, Alex. I have no idea how to deal with the cold. Where I come from, the coldest it ever got was about 30 degrees. Now, It’s been about -10 degrees for the past 5 days. It’s unbearably cold. How do you deal with it? Alex: Yeah, extreme cold is a pretty difficult problem. How many layers of…

The film the Conversation tells us the story about the paranoid surveillance expert Harry Caul encountering a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the targets he is spying, Ann and Mark, are going to be murdered. It not only lets us feel the confusion, Harry Caul has, but also tells us how he trapped himself into such paranoid abyss. In fact, the movie does not hide information from Harry or us. It gives us the full briefing – but in a very impalpable way. It shows us Harry is incapable of…

SPEECH CONTENT INTRODUCTION OF SPEECH – Using guidelines from the text, what type of introduction did the speaker use? Was it appropriate? What kind of attention-getting device was used? How did the speaker establish credibility? What was the main purpose of the speech or the central idea? Which speech purpose (inform, persuade, entertain) did the speech meet?  The speaker’s topic was, a factor in effective leadership. Therefore, it was in line with the conference objectives. Also, the…

1. Introduction Conversations are often a part of my classroom teaching. I have used this to teach target language or to introduce functional language such as to interrupt, agree or disagree etc. This has always been something that is appreciated by my learners; however as a teacher this has never been done with conscious effort or to let students ‘express themselves’ per se or backed up by theoretical underpinning. I have chosen to focus on turn-taking in conversation for opinions hoping to…

Ch4: Culminating Conversation With the advancements in technology, many people see it as a way to expand knowledge, but some will see it as a distraction. In modern day, many of younger people are more dependant on technology, which enabled them to grow differently from the elderly people. This causes many people such as Mark Bauerlein to see the Millennials as the “dumbest generation,” due to how they “lack in general knowledge.” However, the Millennials are not the “dumbest” because of the…

Francine Patterson in his writings of "Conversations with a Gorilla” describes about the life of Koko. He describes that some animals also react like humans, for example, Koko. The main idea of the article is that Koko is using the same language as humans or not. Well, I strongly agree with the statement that Koko is using language in human ways. As this article shows that scientists taught other animals to converse with signs, but Koko was the first gorilla who has done this. Moreover, she…