Members’ Forum Newsletter #18 June 2025

Verónica González-Temer and Sam Schirm

With abstract deadlines for ICCA 2026 in Edmonton fast approaching, CA analysts across the globe are refining transcripts, finalising analyses, and assembling panels that will showcase the latest advances in the field. This intense period of preparation is a reminder of the intellectual energy that defines CA folks.

To accompany, and perhaps inspire, your writing sessions, this issue of the ISCA newsletter offers three timely reports from events in Europe, Asia, and South America that capture CA’s methodological range and practical reach:

Methodological Crossroads in Mannheim
The recent International Winter School in Mannheim brought together early‑career researchers for three focused days on Conversation Analysis and Interactional Linguistics. Alternating between plenary input and intensive data sessions, participants probed three foundational entry points for analysis: launching from linguistic form, from social action, or from contextual factors that lie “elsewhere.” Debates highlighted the strengths, limitations, and practical implications of each starting point, while informal exchanges fostered new research networks. In their report, Viktoria Strandberg and Patricia Linnemann distil these methodological insights and the collaborative spirit that defined the event; recommended reading for anyone reconsidering how to frame a CA project. Read more…

From Clinic to Conversation Analysis
Dr Victoria Ekstrom, Consultant Gastroenterologist at Singapore General Hospital, shares how advanced training in Professor Elizabeth Stokoe’s Conversation Analytic Role‑play Method (CARM) reshaped her understanding of doctor‑patient communication. In this concise account, she explains why grounding communication training in real interactional evidence can improve outcomes far beyond traditional role‑play. Her reflections point to practical implications for healthcare and other professional domains. Read the full report to see how Conversation Analysis is moving from academic theory to everyday practice.

Revisiting EMCA in Belo Horizonte
The fifth Meeting of Ethnomethodological Conversation Analysis (V EnACE) convened in March 2025 at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brazil,, bringing together an energetic mix of scholars to rethink paradigms, tools, and methods in the study of interaction. Workshops, papers, and lively plenaries underscored new possibilities for analysing talk, body, and technology while celebrating the growing Brazilian EMCA network. In his report, Thiago Henrique Carvalho sketches the event’s key debates, reflections, and future directions; without losing sight of the community spirit that drove the week. Read the full piece to see how EMCA is charting its next chapter and where the conversation will meet again.

We invite you to engage with these reports, let them spark new questions, and carry that momentum forward into your Edmonton submissions. Happy reading, and productive writing!

ISCA Announcements

Elliott M. Hoey (ISCA Information Officer)

Schegloff transcription module republished on ISCA website

Of Manny’s many contributions to the field, his transcription module has been used by scores of students who are grappling with reading and producing Jeffersonian transcripts for the first time. In summer 2024, however, the servers supporting that module were taken offline by UCLA’s IT department. We are happy to report that the transcription module is now available on the ISCA website, complete with all transcripts and sound files. We thank Myra Schegloff—executor of his estate—for permission to publish it there under the condition that it be freely available for all and free of charge.We should also point out the many other transcription resources on the EMCAwiki that you may find useful, including other tutorials by Charles Antaki and Nick Llewellyn.

In reproducing the transcription module, I lightly edited the accompanying text that Schegloff originally wrote. These were mostly to do with language that was specific to the lectures he was giving at UCLA (e.g., “a copy of this can be found in your reader”). Other than that, it is a faithful reproduction of the original.

ISCA Board seeking to hire a systems administrator

ISCA is looking for a System Administrator. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in maintaining our systems, supporting the organization with essential technical tasks, and ensuring the smooth operation of key platforms and services. Please share this opening with anyone you know that may be able to fill this role. ISCA members are encouraged to apply — ISCA membership and ICCA fees may be discounted.

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