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Conversation analysis of a focus group.
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Abstract A focus group was put together, in which the facilitator was asked to lead a discussion on the pro's and cons of the use of a university intranet system designed to aid university students in their study. Six participants in all took part including the facilitator all were female and studying for a university degree. The conversation was recorded and analysed using the Jefferson system. In analysing the conversation rhetorical achievements and the interactional flow of the conversation were identified. The roles that each of the speakers held within the conversation and the devices they used to achieve such goals were identified. It was concluded that the study displayed the importance of conversation analysis in displaying how social order in certain situations can be achieved. However it was argued that without being able to engage in inference the researcher cannot truly identify the context in which some things are...
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