WorksheetsEDMTE
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 35mins
What is the current date and time?
Name (Surname, Given Name, Middle Initial)
Degree Program, Year and Section
Why is triangulation important in discourse research?
It increases the number of interviews.
It validates data by using multiple sources.
It limits bias through random sampling.
It focuses only on quantitative data.
What ethical principle requires researchers to protect participants from harm?
Autonomy
Justice
Beneficence
Fidelity
When a researcher reflects on their own influence in the study, what are they demonstrating?
Reflexivity
Anonymity
Neutrality
Transparency
How can informed consent best be applied in discourse-based interviews?
Through written permission after full disclosure.
By giving participants enough information to decide freely.
Through a mandatory online survey.
By asking for verbal agreement only.
Which situation best shows a violation of confidentiality?
Reporting data using pseudonyms.
Deleting recordings after analysis.
Revealing participants’ identities in quotations.
Storing files in password-protected devices.
A researcher who fabricates participant responses violates which ethical aspect?
Anonymity
Voluntary participation
Research integrity
Reflexivity
How does researcher reflexivity improve the validity of discourse studies?
By avoiding qualitative data.
By acknowledging researcher bias and positionality.
By increasing word count.
By using formal language.
Why is ethical clearance required before conducting classroom discourse research?
To ensure compliance with participant rights and institutional ethics.
To complete university requirements.
To allow informal data gathering.
To gain publication approval.
In discourse interviews, how can the power imbalance between researcher and participant be minimized?
By using closed-ended questions
By limiting follow-up questions
By promoting conversational equality and rapport
By recording secretly
Which ethical practice strengthens participant trust during analysis?
Keeping results private
Sharing edited transcripts
Using pseudonyms and secure storage
Reducing interview time
When researchers justify their interpretive stance and use peer debriefing, what are they ensuring?
Generalizability
Credibility and dependability
Simplicity
Objectivity only
Evaluating a study’s transparency and data-handling procedures best assesses which component?
Validity
Anonymity
Ethical accountability
Reflexivity
How does the Jefferson Transcription System help in discourse research?
It standardizes grammar use.
It focuses on written coherence.
It captures details of spoken interaction for analysis.
It summarizes long interviews.
What does the symbol (.) signify in Jefferson notation?
A short pause
Rising tone
Elongated sound
Overlap
When speakers talk at the same time, which notation marks this overlap?
=
[ ]
(.)
(hh)
If laughter occurs within talk, how is it transcribed?
::
[ ]
…
(hh)
Which transcription detail would best help a researcher analyze tone and emotion?
Intonation and stress markers
Sentence punctuation
Paragraph divisions
Capitalization
What is the analytic purpose of marking pauses and overlaps?
To reduce conversation length
To correct pronunciation
To reveal turn-taking and interactional flow
To segment sentences grammaticall
The equal sign (=) in Jefferson transcription shows:
Latching or no gap between turns
Interruption
Elongation
Hesitation
Which of the following best applies the use of parentheses ( )?
Silence
Unclear or uncertain speech
Emphasis
Overlap
What would underlining in a transcript most likely represent?
Speed of talk
Emphasis or stress
Whisper
Repair
Evaluating a transcription for accuracy means checking if ___________________.
Spelling is correct
Grammar follows academic standards
Unnecessary pauses are removed
Every conversational feature is represented faithfully
Why is the orientation stage essential in a narrative?
It highlights the lesson.
It repeats the climax.
It provides background for characters and setting.
It concludes the story.
Which section introduces the main conflict?
Evaluation
Coda
Complication
Resolution
In Labov’s model, what is the function of evaluation?
To resolve the plot
To describe time setting
To show why the story matters
To identify theme
How does the resolution contribute to narrative structure?
It starts the plot
It provides background
It resolves the main problem or tension
It explains moral
What does narrative cohesion primarily depend on?
Correct grammar
Proper spelling
Logical and linguistic links between sentences
Paragraph breaks
What best distinguishes coherence from cohesion?
Coherence is grammatical while cohesion is conceptual.
Both are structural features.
Coherence deals with overall meaning and logic of the text.
Cohesion occurs only in spoken discourse.
When a narrator comments on events using “fortunately” or “sadly,” which narrative stage appears?
Coda
Complication
Evaluation
Resolution
How can a coda signal narrative closure?
By repeating the problem
By returning the reader to the present or moral
By introducing another conflict
By giving background again
Evaluating a narrative’s coherence requires the reader to:
Check spelling consistency
Count the sentences
Assess logical flow and connection among events
Identify verbs
What linguistic feature is most typical of narratives?
Imperatives
Modals
Past tense verbs
Passive voice
Which narrative element demonstrates analysis of social identity through language?
How characters use speech reflecting cultural norms
How verbs are conjugated
How long the sentences are
How the narrator uses punctuation
An effective analysis of a personal story involves evaluating:
Story length
Grammar
The significance of events to the speaker’s identity
Chronological order
What is the focus of conversation analysis (CA)?
Written narratives
Word meaning
How social interaction is organized through talk
Speaker accent
What does turn-taking show in real conversation?
Speech errors
Lexical choice
Speaker coordination and participation
Speaker dominance only
How do adjacency pairs help structure interaction?
They indicate story climax
They connect expected pairs like question–answer
They separate unrelated ideas
They emphasize tone
When a listener says “uh-huh” while another speaks, it demonstrates:
Repair
Turn-taking
Backchanneling
Overlap
What does repair in conversation achieve?
It adds new information
It restates the question
It corrects misunderstandings or errors
It ends the turn
Analyzing preference organization helps researchers:
Identify word frequency
Measure pause length
Understand social expectations for responses
Detect emotions
When overlapping speech occurs, it often indicates ________________________.
Lack of interest
Noise interference
Shared enthusiasm or competition for turn
Confusion
Evaluating sequence organization in talk means examining:
Topic sentences
Sentence types
How utterances connect logically to previous ones
Tone and stress only
What analytic insight does transcription detail provide in CA?
Word count
Accent accuracy
Evidence of timing, rhythm, and interaction
Vocabulary use
How is social order demonstrated in CA?
Through syntax
Through patterned turn-taking and repair
Through vocabulary choice
Through silence
When someone says, “Can I ask you something?” before a request, that utterance is a:
Repair
Pre-sequence
Coda
Closure
Which of the following best evaluates the function of laughter in conversation?
It indicates sadness
It changes the topic
It delays responses
It softens social tension or disagreement
Why must CA transcriptions include timing and overlap details?
For linguistic aesthetics
To make the transcript longer
To preserve the interactional nature of talk
To simplify text
Analyzing the interactional context means:
Studying cultural background only
Ignoring speaker relationships
Examining meaning as co-constructed during talk
Focusing on written grammar
How is conversation analysis distinct from discourse analysis?
It uses narrative texts
It studies ideologies
It evaluates written genres
It focuses on the microstructure of spoken interaction
When evaluating CA findings, what ensures validity?
Large sample size
Transparency of transcription and analytic procedures
Statistical comparison
Fewer conversation samples
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