- Course Code
- EL 30RC
- Credit Points
- 30
- Course Coordinator
- Dr M Garner / Dr B A Fennell
Pre-requisites
EL 2009: Language & Linguistics Applications
Overview
Students will be introduced to a range of conceptions of and perspectives on discourse, drawn from disciplines such as linguistics, social psychology, sociology, and communication studies. They will examine what the study of discourse reveals about the nature of language, social interaction, power relations, and the construction of meaning. They will learn the basic principles of four analytical methods for discourse analysis: conversation analysis; critical discourse analysis; text linguistics; narrative analysis.
They will gain practical experience in applying these approaches to a variety of discourses, including conversations, interviews, the media, academic writing, literary texts, and advertisements.
Structure
1 two-hour seminar and 1 one-hour lecture per week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 2,500-word essay (50%); two hour examination (40%); and SAM (10%).
Resit: Two-hour examination (100%).