Conversation Analysis Report

Running head: Conversation analysis report
Conversation analysis report
A case study of John, 23 months old child
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author Note:

Conversation analysis report 1
Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................2
About John:................................................................................................................................2
A brief observation from the conversation:...............................................................................3
Critical analysis of the observation:...........................................................................................3
Conclusion:................................................................................................................................5
References:.................................................................................................................................7
Appendix:...................................................................................................................................9

Conversation analysis report 2
Introduction:
The aim of this report is to carry out a critical analysis of the pedagogical behaviour
of a child when a conversation took place between the child and the mentor. For this case, a
little boy, John (changed name) is the selected child whose behaviour will be analysed basis
certain pedagogical theories and concepts. In the view point of Van Manen, (2016), a child in
his 2nd year shows all the characteristics which show that the child is at the learning phase or
has the potential of learning. It is that time when he starts to speak and starts to understand
the things around him. As a result of this, it becomes very crucial for the parents to think of
all the possible ways to protect the baby from any situation that would incline the child to
learn something that of poor taste. At the same time, the child shows different types of
behavioural symptoms those are important to keep a track as that might shows certain
delicate signs and evidences of the child (Collinson & Tourish, 2015). Thus, it is not only the
verbal behaviour analysis of the child but the non-verbal and body language of the child will
also be studied and analysed. A detailed discussion and analysis of the behaviour of the child
will be carried out in this report.
About John:
John is a 23 month old infant who shows all the characteristics of the child of his age.
He runs, shouts, plays and shows all other skills that could make him an active child. He is a
healthy child who has just started uttering a number of words which are the common words
and phrases like Mumma, Dayda, cycle, garden and other such things. He is a cheerful child
and likes to play with his toys in his garden (refer to the appendix). He listens to his parents
and others but at the same time, he is equally demanding as well and asks for things like
chocolates, drinks and others. He also plays with his friends but at the same time, it has been
found that he is extremely curious and keeps asking different questions to satisfy his thirst of
gathering knowledge.