Conversation Analysis and Classroom Interaction

Conversation Analysis shows the evidence of the social nature of people's action including talk-in-interaction from amicro-level perspective. The method for basing its analysis on the authentic data rather than the retrospective interviews for gain-ing the participants' perception makes it unique in discovering the emic perspective of the social interaction. CA, often called as a"micro"methodology, provides theoretical insights and useful analytical tool for exploring the interaction in classrooms.