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PhD in Language and Communication
PhD in Language and Communication
Our PhD students conduct data-driven research projects on the communicative structures of everyday life and contribute to our interdisciplinary research community. They regularly publish their research in leading international journals.
Course page: PhD in Language and Communication
MA in Applied Linguistics
MA in Applied Linguistics
Our MA students study how people use language to solve real-life problems and interact with others across different settings and cultures. The conversation analysis pathway includes modules on Conversation Analysis, Multimodality: Language & the Body, and Talk at Work as well as a dissertation supervised by a CASLC member in Language and Linguistic Science.
Course page: MA in Applied Linguistics
Short courses and workshops
Short courses and workshops
The Centre regularly offers short courses and workshops on conversation analysis, phonetics, and medical interaction. In recent years, these have included a short course on the phonetics of talk-in-interaction as well as workshops on multimodality and institutional interaction delivered as part of the York Conference on Conversation Analysis (YorCCA).
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Past short courses
Past short courses
Phonetics of Talk-in-Interaction
Phonetics of Talk-in-Interaction
Marina Cantarutti, Richard Ogden
17–19 June 2024
This three-day online course introduced participants to the phonetics of talk-in-interaction, with a focus on describing, transcribing, and analysing phonetic detail in naturally occurring conversation. Sessions combined mini-lectures, skills demonstrations, ear-training, and data workshops, enabling participants to build a methodological toolkit for studying prosody and phonetic phenomena in interaction.
Communication in Medical and Healthcare Interactions
Communication in Medical and Healthcare Interactions
Paul Drew, Clare Jackson, Danielle Jones, Merran Toerien
27–29 March 2023
This course explored the application of Conversation Analysis (CA) to healthcare settings, with lectures, directed exercises, and hands-on sessions. Participants worked with authentic medical data to investigate patient-centred communication, diagnosis, and patterns of interaction across a range of clinical contexts. The emphasis was on developing analytic skills that could be applied to both research and practice.
Phonetics of Talk-in-Interaction
Phonetics of Talk-in-Interaction
Richard Ogden, Marina Cantarutti
22–24 March 2023
This intensive workshop introduced core phonetic and prosodic concepts for analysing conversational speech, such as phrasing, accentuation, and intonation. Through lectures, demonstrations, and group assignments, participants gained practical experience with tools like Praat and phonetic transcription, and applied these skills to interactional data.
Methods in Conversation Analysis
Methods in Conversation Analysis
Paul Drew, Kobin Kendrick, Richard Ogden, Merran Toerien
17–20 May 2021
This online short course focused on analytic methods in contemporary CA, including building collections, transcribing embodied action, and analysing non-lexical vocalisations. Participants worked intensively with data through pre-recorded talks, live sessions, and practical exercises, gaining new methodological skills to apply in their own projects.
Communication in Medical and Healthcare Interactions
Communication in Medical and Healthcare Interactions
Kat Connabeer, Paul Drew, Clare Jackson, Merran Toerien
6–8 January 2020
Designed for early-stage researchers and healthcare professionals, this course introduced CA methods for analysing medical and clinical interactions. Using authentic data from a wide range of healthcare contexts, participants developed practical analytic skills and examined issues such as patient choice, diagnosis, and the effectiveness of communication.
Introduction to Conversation Analysis
Introduction to Conversation Analysis
Paul Drew, Kobin Kendrick, Richard Ogden, Merran Toerien
11–13 May 2019
This introductory course provided a foundation in the principles and methods of CA, focusing on turn-taking, sequence organisation, and repair. Aimed at graduate and postdoctoral researchers with little prior experience, the course combined lectures and hands-on exercises to equip participants with practical skills in data transcription and analysis.
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