Module Identifier ED32520  
Module Title DISCOURSE ANALYSIS  
Academic Year 2007/2008  
Co-ordinator Mr Robert Morris Jones  
Semester Intended for use in future years  
Next year offered N/A  
Next semester offered N/A  
Pre-Requisite ED10310 recommended as an introduction to the study of language  
Course delivery Lecture   10 Hours. 10 x 2 hour sessions (plus a reading week) of mixed teaching style: formal teaching followed by seminar/tutorial/workshop sessions.  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
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. 
Further details http://www.aber.ac.uk/education/Undgrad/Modsae/Ed31820/ed32520.html  

Learning outcomes

On the successful completion of this module, students should:


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

Content

The lectures will be based on the following topics:

Tutorial / seminar work will be based:

Reading Lists

Preliminary Readings
Brown, Gillian and George Yule. (1983) Discourse Analysis Cambridge University Press
Stubbes, Michael (1983) Discourse Analysis Basil Blackwell

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6