Modular facultative lecture:Discourse Analysis 3200-L1-MPF-ADYA
The course offers an overview of selected key notions in discourse analysis, and elaborates them for the needs of an integrative model of social-and-linguistic research. It is argued that only such a model can provide a workable perspective on social practices, relations, institutions and styles of communication. Theoretical issues are combined with practical analysis and evaluation of linguistic data from a broad range of social domains. The bottom line of the course is to plead for relevance of (meta-)linguistic expertise in the ongoing dialogue across disciplines, on the one hand, and for general use by language speakers, on the other. What can linguists offer other scholars and ‘regular’ citizens in matters of social communication? In turn, what social themes are of particular interest to discourse analysts? The lecture supplements linguistic knowledge with references to such disciplines as, for instance, philosophy, sociology, psychology, anthropology, media and culture studies, etc.
Student contribution to the programme (3 ECTS):
30h - participation in lectures
30h – acquisition of the assigned literature
30h - preparation for the exam
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Upon the course completion students
- have advanced knowledge of terms and concepts in the area of critical discourse studies;
- are be able to:
• identify social issues relevant for critical discourse studies;
• address social problems in terms of linguistic tools;
- are competent in assessing critically the quality of linguistic communication.
Assessment criteria
applies to both the 1st approach and re-take
assessment method:
- final oral or written test (100% of the semester credit)
assessment criteria:
- command of the material covered during the lecture and of the literature assigned
- relevance, clarity and coherence of an answer to a selected scholarly question
- max. 2 absences from the lecture possible
answer's share in the final credit:
51-60% - 3
61-70% - 3+
71-80% - 4
81-90% - 4+
91-100% - 5
Practical placement
no
Bibliography
Fairclough Norman. 2003. Analyzing discourse. Textual analysis for social research. (str. 1- 18; 21 - 61; 65 - 85)
van Dijk, Teun. 2006. “Discourse, context and cognition”, Discourse Studies 8(1), 159-177.
van Dijk, Teun A. red. 2001. Dyskurs jako struktura i proces. [przeł. Grzegorz Grochowski]. Warszawa: PWN.
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