- Department: Sociology
- Module co-ordinator: Prof. Merran Toerien
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: H
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
- See module specification for other years: 2021-22
This module will look at understanding 'Talk at Work' – both in the sense of the talk that occurs in the workplace and how talk is put to work to achieve (or, sometimes, to hinder) the institution’s goals.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Spring Term 2022-23 |
The module aims to equip you with conceptual and analytic tools for understanding Talk at Work – both in the sense of the talk that occurs in the workplace and how talk is put to work to achieve (or, sometimes, to hinder) the institution’s goals. The module focuses on naturally occurring, recorded work-place interaction, using the approach known as conversation analysis (CA) as a lens for understanding how such interaction functions in practice.
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Assessment 1 - 4000 word Essay |
N/A | 100 |
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Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Assessment 1 - 4000 word Essay |
N/A | 100 |
Feedback at University level can be understood as any part of the learning process which is designed to guide your progress through your degree programme by providing commentary on your work to date. So feedback means more than just written comments on written work. We aim to help you to reflect on your own learning and to feel clearer about your progress through clarifying what is expected of you informative and summative assessments. The University guidelines for feedback are available in the Guide to Assessment Standards, Marking and Feedback.
You will receive feedback in a number of forms:
On any formative (non-assessed) work, you will receive written or verbal feedback about how to improve your work (though you may not receive a mark)
On summative work (work that is assessed) you will receive detailed written feedback from the marker. This is intended to show areas in which you have done well, and areas in which you need to improve.
Your supervisor will also give you feedback on your work. S/he will be able to look across a range of your work and discuss ways in which you can build on your strengths and improve in any areas
Feedback on your summative written work is made available to you online via e:vision. You will receive an email telling you when it is ready to look at. You are then advised to take this work (printed out or on your laptop) to your regular meeting with your academic supervisor. Your supervisor will be able to look at your work with you and address any queries you have, as well as advise you on ways to improve your work.