Jefferson Transcription System The Jefferson Transcription System is a set of symbols, developed by Gail Jefferson, which is used for transcribing talk. Having had some previous experience in transcribing when she was hired in 1963 as a clerk typist at the UCLA Department of Public Health to transcribe sensitivity-training sessions for prison guards, Jefferson began transcribing some of the recordings that served as the materials out of which Harvey Sacks' earliest lectures were developed. Over four decades, for the majority of which she held no university position and was unsalaried, Jefferson's research into talk-in-interaction has set the standard for what became known as conversation analysis (CA). Her work has greatly influenced the sociological study of interaction, but also disciplines beyond, especially linguistics, communication, and anthropology. This system is employed universally by those working from the CA perspective and is regarded as having become a near-globalized set of instructions for transcription.Davidson, C. (2007). Independent writing in current approaches to writing instruction: What have we overlooked? English Teaching: Practice and Critique. Volume 6, Number 1.
Jefferson Transcription System The Jefferson Transcription System is a set of symbols developed by Gail Jefferson which is used for transcribing talk Having had some previous experience in transcribing when she was hired in 1963 as a clerk typist at the UCLA Department of Public Health to transcribe sensitivity-training sessions for prison guards Jefferson began transcribing some of the recordings that served as the materials out of which Harvey Sacks' earliest lectures were developed Over four decades for the majority of which she held no university position and was unsalaried Jefferson's research into talk-in-interaction has set the standard for what became known as conversation analysis (CA) Her work has greatly influenced the sociological study of interaction but also disciplines beyond especially linguistics communication and anthropology This system is employed universally by those working from the CA perspective and is regarded as having become a near-globalized set of instructions for transcriptionDavidson C (2007) Independent writing in current approaches to writing instruction What have we overlooked English Teaching Practice and Critique Volume 6 Number 1