Module Information

Module Identifier
ED30720
Module Title
Discourses of Education and Childhood
Academic Year
2015/2016
Co-ordinator
Dr Susan Chapman
Semester
Semester 1
Other Staff
 

Course Delivery

Delivery Type Delivery length / details
Lecture 10 x 2 Hour Lectures
 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment Essay on Theoretical Background  1800 word essay  30%
Semester Assessment Analysis of a set text  1200 word essay  20%
Semester Assessment Project  Project compromising: Identification of discourse, selection of texts, analysis of texts, commentary on method. (3000 words.)   50%
Supplementary Assessment Supplementary assessment - essay on theoretical background  All failed elements of the assessments must be retaken if the students average mark falls below the required pass mark of 40 % New assignment titles  30%
Supplementary Assessment Supplementary assessment - analysis of set text  All failed elements of the assessments must be retaken if the students average mark falls below the required pass mark of 40 % New assignment titles  20%
Supplementary Assessment Supplementary assessment project  All failed elements of the assessments must be retaken if the students average mark falls below the required pass mark of 40 % New assignment titles  50%

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

Demonstrate an effective knowledge and critical understanding of the theoretical basis of critical discourse analysis.

Analyse texts using the tools of CDA and evaluate their analysis

Select discourses and texts for analysis and demonstrate a sustained and critical engagement.

Brief description

The module will introduce students to key approaches to critical discourse analysis. They will differentiate and critically evaluate key approaches. Students will conduct analyses of set texts and will select and analyze texts with a focus on education and childhood.

Aims

1. The module will equip students with a critical understand of discourse analysis as a tool for investigating texts.
2. The module will enable students to use critical discourse analysis to investigate texts with a focus on education or childhood.

Content

Delivery will be in two hour sessions, a combination of lecture, seminar and workshop.
1. What is discourse and critical discourse analysis? What is its significance in education?
2. Introduction to the theoretical background.
3/4. Discourses in education.
5. Tools of discourse analysis.
6/7. Practical application of tools - working with texts.
8. Identifying areas of investigation.
9/10. Investigation workshops.

Module Skills

Skills Type Skills details
Application of Number Potential for students to choose texts which present numerical or statistical information.
Communication Students are investigating the communication of meaning and presenting their own interpretation in writing.
Improving own Learning and Performance Students will use feedback from assessments one and two to inform their approach to assessment 3. Workshop sessions will give students the opportunity to work progressively on texts.
Information Technology Students will work together on texts in workshops.
Personal Development and Career planning Students will develop an understanding of the ways in which discourse works. This skill is applicable in any context.
Problem solving Students will choose appropriate texts.
Research skills Students will identify areas of educational discourse for investigation. They may investigate areas they have encountered in other modules.
Subject Specific Skills Students will become familiar with a range of texts with a focus on education. They will approach the texts in terms of their representation of topics and begin to identify values and attitudes which underpin the text.
Team work Students will work together on texts in workshops.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6