Investigating Verbal Communication

The course focuses on methods, practical analysis, discussions and ethical problems. This is illustrated through exercises and studies of particular communication phenomena.

The course gives basic insight into investigation methods of verbal communication and provides some experience in how to use the methods. Students will among other things learn how to record and analyze audio and video materials, and how to evaluate ethical aspects of such studies.

Lectures, seminars and exercises in a multi-media laboratory. More on assessment: Obligatory activities must be approved before the final grade is determined. Students will work with a specific communication situation which will be analyzed and discussed. The assessment portfolio will be composed of the compulsory written works and the project report itself. The texts in the portfolio should comprise a total of 16-30 pages typed on A4 paper (line spacing 1.5). The lecturer will provide information on how long each text should be. Each contribution to the portfolio will be assessed individually, but the grade will be set based on a total evaluation which will consider progress through the course. The whole portfolio has to be redone if the student fails.