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Objectives and competences

• to acquire basic knowledge in the field of textlinguistics, • to identify possibilities for the usage of the theoretic models, results and methods for independent study and future (pedagogical or cultural) work, • to learn to use expressions for special purposes, • to get acquainted with clear and comprehensible modes in seminar paper production and homework assignments, in paper presentation and discussion.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• Aims and tasks of textlinguistics. • Textuality criteria and text definition. • Categorization of text genres and text classes and their characteristics. • Text structure. • Text-producing and text-decoding cognitive strategies.

Learning and teaching methods

• Seminar, • Individual work, working in pairs and groups, • Method of explanation and presentation, method of projection, method of working with pictures, maps and photos, debate and discussion, role play.

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

On completion of this course the student will be able to: • Define the textuality criteria • Analyze texts according to textuality criteria • Describe the text type criteria • Analyze coherence and thematic homogeneity of a text according to selected approaches (thematic progression, isotopy, semantic or pragmatic rating scales, network models) • Describe the model of semiotic distance and the effects of situational embeddings on text formation • Compare texts according to textuality criteria, text type criteria and criteria of semiotic distance • Argue about pros and cons of text formation with regard to the selected approaches in our seminar.

Readings

• Adamzik, K. 2004: Textlinguistik. Eine einführende Darstellung, Niemeyer, Tübingen. • de Beaugrande, R. A., Dressler, W.U. 1992: Uvod v besediloslovje, Park, Ljubljana. • Brinker, K., Sager, S. F. 1989: Linguistische Gesprächsanalyse. Eine Einführung, Erich Schmidt Verlag, Berlin. • Bračič, S., Fix, U., Greule, A. 2007: Textgrammatik – Textsemantik – Textstilistik. Filozofska fakulteta, Ljubljana. • Vater, H. 1992: Einführung in die Textlinguistik, Wilhelm Fink Verlag, München.

Prerequisits

Prerequisits for acceding the course: None. Conditions for prerequisits: Accomplished obligations given during seminar.

  • doc. dr. TEODOR PETRIČ

  • Seminar paper: 50
  • Oral presentation: 50

  • : 30
  • : 60

  • German
  • German