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| Semester | fall semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Katariina Harjunpää (katariina.harjunpaeae@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In this course, we explore interactions in which one party acts as an intermediary between other participants. We focus on two types of settings that involve mediation by third parties: conflict resolution (for example, mediation in criminal and civil cases), and interpreting in multilingual interactions (with a focus on non-professional interpreting) The objective is to examine critically the role of mediators and interpreters as “neutral intermediaries”, and to explore the ways in which the third parties actively contribute to resolving conflicts and to creating meaningful action between co-participants. In addition to following lectures, students will engage with these topics through reading and discussing research literature and observing authentic data examples. After completing the course, the students will be able to use relevant analytic tools and concepts to identify and analyze key issues in third-party mediation as social action. The course is based on the methods of multimodal conversation analysis and interactional linguistics. It is beneficial but not mandatory for students to have some previous knowledge of these approaches. |
| Bibliography | (to be complemented) Bolden, G. B. 2000. Towards understanding practices of medical interpreting: interpreters' involvement in history taking. Discourse Studies 2(4), 387–419 https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1461445600002004001 Garcia, A. C. 2019: How Mediation Works. Resolving Conflict Through Talk. Cambridge: CUP. Glenn, P. 2016: Formulation Sequences in Mediation: One Locus of Conflict Transformation. In P. M. Kellett & T. G. Matyok (Eds), Transforming Conflict through Communication in Personal, Family, and Working Relationships, 169-188. Lanham: Lexinton Books. Goffman, E. 1981: Forms of talk. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. Goodwin, C. 2007. Interactive Footing. In E. Holt & R. Clift (Eds), Reporting Talk: Reported Speech in Interaction, 16–46. Cambridge: CUP. Greatbatch, D. & Dingwall, R. 1997. Argumentative Talk in Divorce Mediation Sessions. American Sociological Review 62(1), 151-170. Harjunpää, K. (in press). Brokering co-participants’ volition in request and offer sequences. In Lindström, J., Laury, R., Peräkylä, A. & Sorjonen, M.-L. (Eds), Intersubjectivity in Action: Studies in Language and Social Interaction. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Harjunpää, K. 2021. Language brokering and differentiated opportunities for participation. Calidoscópio 19(2), 152–173. https://doi.org/10.4013/cld.2021.192.01 Heisterkamp, B. L. 2006. Conversational displays of mediator neutrality in a court-based program. Journal of Pragmatics 38(12), 2051-2064. Levinson, S. 1988. Putting linguistics on a proper footing: Explorations in Goffman’s concepts of participation. In P. Drew & A.Wootton (Eds), Erving Goffman. Exploring the Interaction Order, 161-227. Oxford: Polity Press Stokoe, E. & Sikveland, R. 2016. Formulating solutions in mediation. Journal of Pragmatics 105, 101-113. Wadensjö, C. 1998: Interpreting as interaction. London/New York: Longman |
| Weblink | https://tuni.zoom.us/j/65275608966?pwd=M |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online course |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14-täglich | Monday | 12.15-16.00 | - Online Präsenz - |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 04.10.2021 | 12.15-16.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 18.10.2021 | 12.15-16.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 01.11.2021 | 12.15-16.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 15.11.2021 | 12.15-16.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 29.11.2021 | 12.15-16.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 13.12.2021 | 12.15-16.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Modules |
Modul: Du système linguistique à la parole situèe: Contextes (Bachelor's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul: Du système linguistique à la parole situèe: Pratiques (Bachelor's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul: Forschungspraxis und Vertiefung (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Italian Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Spanish Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Nordic Philology) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: German Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Latin Philology) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: English) Modul: Interphilologie: Sprachwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Slavic Studies) Modul: Spécialisation en linguistique française (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul: Sprache als Prozess (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul: Sprache als System (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Assessment is based on returning small written assignments during the course, and a final exam, in which the course materials can be freely used. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, repetition counts |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Französische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |