COMM 2500 — Analyzing Conversations in Everyday Life
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fallBostonTraditional
Considers aspects of talk, such as turn taking, sequence organization, and repair for handling breakdowns, in speaking or understanding. Studies the full range of things people do, such as making requests, blaming others, apologizing, complaining, etc. Having conversations with others is among the things that humans do most. Since talk is a locus of sociality and a site for examining language in use, offers students an opportunity to learn how to make discoveries about the orderliness of social life. By the end of the course, successful students recognize what people are doing with their talk, how to identify communication breakdowns, and learn methods for increasing communication efficiency in everyday and organizational encounters.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 74% | 5.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 89% | 2.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 42% | 11.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 21% · W 44% · Th 36% · F 21%
Common patterns: W (44% of sections), R (36% of sections), TF (21% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Heidi Kevoe Feldman (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Heidi Kevoe Feldman (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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