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.
Additional information on implementation and assessment • seminar paper 50 %
• homework assignments and active participation 50 %
