interactional analysis
nounUK /ˌɪntərˈækʃənəl əˈnæləsɪs/
US /ˌɪntərˈækʃənəl əˈnæləsɪs/
A way of studying how people talk and act together in a group.
The teacher used interactional analysis to see how students helped each other during group work.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A method for studying how people in a workplace or classroom work together.
Interactional analysis showed that the team solved problems faster when everyone shared ideas.
3. The study of how meaning is made through back-and-forth talk.
Her research in interactional analysis focused on how friends take turns speaking.
4. A way to look at patterns in how people respond to one another.
Interactional analysis revealed that the children often copied each other's gestures.