Module Information
Module Identifier
ED32520
Module Title
DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
Academic Year
2012/2013
Co-ordinator
Semester
Intended for use in future years
Pre-Requisite
ED10310 recommended as an introduction to the study of language
Further Details:
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Course Work: 2 assignments of 2,500 words each (or approved equivalent) | 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment | All failed or missing elements of assessment to be re-taken or made good. |
Learning Outcomes
On the successful completion of this module, students should:
- be aware of the principles and methods of discourse analysis in Linguistics;
- have developed practical skills to analyse written and spoken texts;
- be able to conduct independent investigation and discussion of various issues in the subject.
Brief description
This module introduces students to the linguistic study of the characteristics of spoken and written texts. It examines in detail selected aspects of the major themes of coherence and cohesion in texts.
Aims
- To introduce the principles and methods of discourse analysis in Linguistics;
- To develop practical skills through the analysis of texts;
- To conduct independent investigation and discussion of various issues in the subject.
Content
The lectures will be based on the following topics:
- Introduction to the discourse setting: text and context
- Cohesion
- Sentence relationships
- Conversational exchange
- Information structure
- Topics
- Early stylistic analysis and sociolinguistics
- Inference and coherence
- partly on additional themes which individual students will investigate and present to the rest of the class,
- and partly on pursuing in further detail selected themes form the lectures.
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6