On the basis of Boris Yelin’s research this paper will show a qualitative analysis of a virtual workout video of the company called Cyberobics. The research paper will focus on one video program called "Cycling Basic I" by the instructor Trice Johnson, which is designed to improve the participants’ resistance on a very basic workout level.
The major emphasis in research on this kind of workout routines is the way in which the discourse between instructor and participant moves across several registers, going beyond certain directions of movements and corrections for execution. The research questions attempt to find specific patterns to explain the different use and function of intonation units, serving the purpose of motivation, knowledge, competence, but also face threat all combined in a very limited amount of time, as instructions need to come as short as possible and as long as necessary (Yelin 2016).
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- I. Introduction to the research field
- II. State of research
- III. Research question
- IV. Method of data collection
- V. Categories and redefinition
- VI. Results
- VII. Comparison of data
- VIII. Conclusion
- IX. Outlook
- X. Refernces
- XI. Appendix
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This paper aims to conduct a qualitative analysis of a virtual workout video from the company Cyberobics, specifically focusing on the "Cycling Basic I" program. The research builds upon Boris Yelin's work on the P90x3 program, analyzing how the discourse between instructor and participant engages participants. The paper seeks to identify patterns in the use and function of intonation units within the Cyberobics video, analyzing how they serve to motivate, provide knowledge, establish competence, and manage face threat. The research considers the constraints of time and the need for concise instructions in this context.
- Analyzing the interactional talk within a virtual workout video
- Examining the use of intonation units for motivation, knowledge transfer, competence demonstration, and face management
- Comparing the findings with previous research on workout video discourse
- Investigating the influence of time constraints on the delivery of instructions
- Exploring the potential need for redefining categories based on the specific context of the Cyberobics program
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
- I. Introduction to the research field: This chapter introduces the research field of analyzing interactional talk in workout videos, drawing inspiration from Boris Yelin's work on the P90x3 program. The research paper focuses on a Cyberobics video called "Cycling Basic I" and explores how the discourse between instructor and participant engages participants.
- II. State of research: This chapter reviews existing research on the topic, particularly focusing on the work of Boris Yelin and his comparison with the earlier research of Delin on step aerobics videos. The chapter discusses the categories developed by Delin to analyze speech sequences in workout videos and highlights Yelin's efforts to refine and expand these categories.
- III. Research question: This chapter outlines the research question, which aims to analyze the Cyberobics "Cycling Basic I" video through the lens of Delin's functional categories and Yelin's subcategories for comments. The study seeks to compare the findings with previous research and explore any patterns in the usage and frequency of speech utterances.
- IV. Method of data collection: This chapter is not included in the preview to avoid spoilers.
- V. Categories and redefinition: This chapter is not included in the preview to avoid spoilers.
- VI. Results: This chapter is not included in the preview to avoid spoilers.
- VII. Comparison of data: This chapter is not included in the preview to avoid spoilers.
- VIII. Conclusion: This chapter is not included in the preview to avoid spoilers.
- IX. Outlook: This chapter is not included in the preview to avoid spoilers.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
This research focuses on interactional talk, workout videos, Cyberobics, Cycling Basic I, discourse analysis, intonation units, motivation, knowledge transfer, competence demonstration, face threat, time constraints, functional categories, speech utterances, and frequency analysis.
- Quote paper
- Shanna Große (Author), 2018, Interactional talk in cyberobics, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/538508
