The primary objectives of this review are (1) to provide an overview of what characterizes the
research on Parent-Teacher Conferences (PTCs), and (2) to contribute to the understanding …

Bringing together a team of global experts, this is the first volume to focus on the ways in
which meanings are ascribed to actions in social interaction. It builds on the research …

This research advances our understanding of what constitutes a “good parent” in the course
of actual social interaction. Examining video-recorded naturally occurring parent–teacher …

Abstract Mit der Studie „Lernentwicklungsgespräche und Partizipation. Rekonstruktionen zur
Gesprächspraxis zwischen Lehrpersonen, Grundschüler/inne/n und Eltern “wird eine …

Conversation analytic research on “preference organization” investigates recorded episodes
of naturally occurring social interaction to elucidate how people systematically design their …

Previous conversation analytic research has documented various aspects of preference
organization and the ways dispreference is displayed in relation to pedagogical focus in L2 …

It is commonly assumed that teasing is restricted to encounters among intimates or close
acquaintances. As a result of examining initial interactions among (American and Australian) …

This chapter reviews findings from Conversation analysis (CA) studies of interactional
phenomena that constitute or play prominent roles in what would likely be regarded as …

Cross-cultural studies of (im) politeness have tended to focus on identifying differences in
linguistic behaviour by which speech acts are delivered, which are then explained as …

Public shaming of private figures in everyday settings is amplified through posting
denunciations on social media platforms. The aim of this paper is to understand how the …