TY - JOUR AU1 - Lo, Carol Hoi Yee AU2 - Frantz, Kelly Katherine AU3 - AB - Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL at Teachers College, Columbia University, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. i–v The Forum Documenting Change from a Conversation Analytic Perspective: Introduction to the Spring Forum Carol Hoi Yee Lo & Kelly Katherine Frantz Teachers College, Columbia University Since its inception, Conversation Analysis (CA), which aims to describe the fine-grained machinery of talk (Sidnell, 2010), has uncovered an impressive range of “member’s methods”— how members of society accomplish social actions. The “lived work” of participants is, in fact, dynamic and complex: Facing new situations and unforeseen contingencies could inform how participants respond to similar situations in the future. And beyond tracing the emergence of new knowledge and practices, our understanding of member’s knowledge can also be extended by charting how novices of a community of practice develop competence and expand their repertoires. After all, novices do not become experts overnight; documenting the trajectories and evolutions of practices can provide important insights into the very process of becoming a competent member. This dual perspective of change in members’ practices—the focus of this forum, was inspired by a LANSI virtual workshop on “Longitudinal Conversation Analysis” facilitated by Simona Pekarek-Doehler (2022). Simona’s cogent and thorough explanations of TI - Documenting Change from a Conversation Analytic Perspective: Introduction to the Spring Forum JF - Studies in Applied Linguistics and TESOL DO - 10.52214/salt.v22i1.9896 DA - 2022-06-17 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/documenting-change-from-a-conversation-analytic-perspective-eTQH6D4td3 DP - DeepDyve ER -