Few transcribing characters

T: (teacher; no name-privacy issues)

S1: (student’s name; preserve privacy)

S2: (if different student)

talking — standardized Vs. talkin’ (contraction; informal)

going to (if in bold it means it is emphasized) Vs. gonna (informal)

! excitement

(( reading aloud; silence; looking at the paper)) double parentheses means you are explaining what is happening in the classroom maybe physically with students

(1.6) (silence) you are transcribing how long the silence took place

… pause untimed

↑ intonation up

↓ intonation down

↾ gaze starts

⇃ gaze stops

[ overlap starts (overlap means students talk at the same time)

] overlap stops

:: elongation ( Hi::) Hi is stretched

# unintelligible (unclear)

= latching mark (For example: if teacher starts talking and gets interrupted by a students and a teacher continues his taught we put equal sign; latching; to continue where he/she left off. Rymes, pg.88 at the end example)

ALL CAPITALS Exaggerated volume, screaming

(( whispering))

*something said in quiet voice*

There is good transcribing example in Rymes pg.99 at the end of the page.