Course: Discourse Analysis

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Course title Discourse Analysis
Course code UMJL/E7AND
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Shurma Svitlana, M.A., Ph.D.
Course content
Discourse and text in discourse Variations and types of texts Structure of information in discourse Mapping and layering of discourses. Multimodality Positioning and point of view Mediation and identity Discourse and power Framing Discourse, dynamics and social change Discursive analysis methods: content analysis, critical discourse analysis, ethnographic methods, narrative semiotics, functional pragmatics

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 56 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 44 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 22 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
define discourse and its function
define discourse and its function
describe methods of text analysis in different registers at different linguistic levels (phonetic, grammatical, stylistic, textual)
describe methods of text analysis in different registers at different linguistic levels (phonetic, grammatical, stylistic, textual)
explain how text and context work
explain how text and context work
define/differentiate different genres and styles
define/differentiate different genres and styles
Skills
analyze and collect data relevant to the research purpose and questions
analyze and collect data relevant to the research purpose and questions
apply key concepts within discourse analysis as well as key ideas and principles of critical discourse analysis theory
apply key concepts within discourse analysis as well as key ideas and principles of critical discourse analysis theory
identify and apply discourse theories to different types of texts and critically evaluate them as research methods within textual analysis
identify and apply discourse theories to different types of texts and critically evaluate them as research methods within textual analysis
analyze and evaluate complex discourse problems, draw reasoned conclusions and/or create solutions and effectively communicate their results
analyze and evaluate complex discourse problems, draw reasoned conclusions and/or create solutions and effectively communicate their results
identify and describe significant patterns in the organization of conversation and text
identify and describe significant patterns in the organization of conversation and text
teaching methods
Knowledge
Text analysis
Text analysis
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Doing a translation, critique of translation
Doing a translation, critique of translation
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Skills
Analysis of a presentation
Analysis of a presentation
Translation analysis
Translation analysis
Text analysis
Text analysis
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Lecturing
Lecturing
Teamwork
Teamwork
Recommended literature
  • Bloor, Meriel - Bloor, Thomas. The Practice of Critical Discourse Analysis: An Introduction. New York, 2015.
  • Brown, Gillian - Yule, George. Discourse Analysis. Cambridge, 2012.
  • D'Angelo, Paul - Kuypers, Jim A. (eds.). Doing News Framing Analysis: Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives. New York, 2010.
  • Dunn, Kevin C. - Neumann, Iver B. Undertaking Discourse Analysis for Social Research. Ann Arbor, 2019.
  • Flowerdew, John - Richardson, John E. The Routledge Handbook of Critical Discourse Studies. London, 2018.
  • Hart, Christopher - Lukeš, Dominik. Cognitive Linguistics in Critical Discourse Analysis: Application and Theory. Newcastle upon Tyne, 2010.
  • Lemke, Jay L. Textual Politics: Discourse and Social Dynamics. Abingdon, 2006.
  • Norris, Sigrid - Jones, Rodney H. (eds.). Discourse in Action: Introducing Mediated Discourse Analysis. Abingdon, 2005.
  • Renkema, Jan - Schubert, Christoph. Introduction to Discourse Studies. Amsterdam, 2018.
  • Sinclair, John McH. Language, Discourse, Style. Amsterdam, 2016.
  • Titscher, Stefan - Meyer, Michael - Wodak, Ruth - Vetter, Eva. Titscher, Stefan - Meyer, Michael - Wodak, Ruth - Vetter, Eva. London, 2000.
  • Van Dijk, Teun A. Discourse & Power. New York, 2008.


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