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Lecturer(s)
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Shurma Svitlana, M.A., Ph.D.
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Course content
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Introduction to the theory of text analysis. Definitions of text, discourse, context in the framework of text analysis. Language, communication, text. Text functions. Information structure analysis. Coherence and cohesion. Context-relevant information and semantic nucleus. Sender/receiver of message. Meaning creation. Interpretation. Conversation implicature. Analysis of functional styles and norms for translation. Language and culture conventions. Ideology of the text. Analysis of linguistic and extralinguistic factors. Assessment of acquired knowledge and skills
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecturing, Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Teamwork, Translation analysis, Doing a translation, critique of translation, Analysis of a presentation, Text analysis, Self-reflection, Individual work of students, Students working in pairs, E-learning
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| Knowledge |
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| define the basic terms of the linguistic disciplines: grammar, stylistics, lexicology, phonetics, etc. |
| define the basic terms of the linguistic disciplines: grammar, stylistics, lexicology, phonetics, etc. |
| identify registers |
| identify registers |
| analyse phonetic, grammatical, lexicological, syntactical and stylistic functions of texts |
| analyse phonetic, grammatical, lexicological, syntactical and stylistic functions of texts |
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| have a C1 level of English |
| have a C1 level of English |
| express and argue about one's thoughts and opinions coherently in the English language |
| express and argue about one's thoughts and opinions coherently in the English language |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| distinguish the basic and marginal functional styles and their linguistic and discourse characteristics |
| distinguish the basic and marginal functional styles and their linguistic and discourse characteristics |
| define the main terms of the text analysis |
| define the main terms of the text analysis |
| explain the difference between different genres, functional styles and language use in different communicative situations |
| explain the difference between different genres, functional styles and language use in different communicative situations |
| assess the influence of the context onto the production of text (including for translation purposes) |
| assess the influence of the context onto the production of text (including for translation purposes) |
| do a critical analysis of the texts of various genres |
| do a critical analysis of the texts of various genres |
| identify registers and create texts based on the chosen speech style |
| identify registers and create texts based on the chosen speech style |
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| create a multiple layer analysis of context, genres and style of the text |
| create a multiple layer analysis of context, genres and style of the text |
| interpret whether the text is effective from the communicative point of view and point out the mistakes, weak or strong sides of the text |
| interpret whether the text is effective from the communicative point of view and point out the mistakes, weak or strong sides of the text |
| create one's own text which would be effective from the perspectives of a chosen communicative style, addressee, style and context |
| create one's own text which would be effective from the perspectives of a chosen communicative style, addressee, style and context |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| E-learning |
| Lecturing |
| Lecturing |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| E-learning |
| Students working in pairs |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Teamwork |
| Teamwork |
| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| Analysis of a presentation |
| Analysis of a presentation |
| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
| Self-reflection |
| Self-reflection |
| Students working in pairs |
| Translation analysis |
| Translation analysis |
| Skills |
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| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Self-reflection |
| Self-reflection |
| Doing a translation, critique of translation |
| Doing a translation, critique of translation |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Preparation of a presentation |
| Preparation of a presentation |
| Didactic test |
| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation |
| Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation |
| Didactic test |
| Grade (Using a grade system) |
| Grade (Using a grade system) |
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Recommended literature
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BAZERMAN, Charles, and PRIOR, Paul. What Writing Does and How It Does It: An Introduction to Analyzing Texts and Textual Practices.. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004. ISBN 978-0805838060.
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C.R. Caldas-Coulthard, and M. Coulthard. Texts and practices: Readings in critical discourse analysis. Routledge, 2003. ISBN 978-0415121422.
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Fairclough, Norman. Critical Discourse Analysis: The Critical Study of Language. Harlow: Pearson, 2010. ISBN 978-1405858229.
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Gee, James Paul. An Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method. New York: Routledge, 2010. ISBN 978-0415585705.
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GEE, James Paul. How to Do Discourse Analysis: A Toolkit. New York: Routledge, 2011. ISBN 9780415572071.
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Gillian Brown, and George Yule. Discourse Analysis. Cambridge, 1998. ISBN 521241448.
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IGNATOW, Gabe, and MIHALCEA, Rada F. An Introduction to Text Mining: Research Design, Data Collection, and Analysis.. San Francisco: Sage, 2018. ISBN 978-1506337005.
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John Flowerdew, and John Richardson. The Routledge Handbook of Critical Discourse Studies. Routledge, 2018. ISBN 978-1138826403.
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Machin, David and Andrea Mayr (eds.). How to Do Critical Discourse Analysis: A Multimodal Introduction. London: Sage, 2012. ISBN 9781446258415.
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