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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.
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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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| prerequisite |
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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 |
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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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