Objectives and competences
The purpose of the course is to prepare students for the use of discourse analysis in teaching English.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• What is discourse.
• A brief historical overview of approaches to discourse analysis.
• Discourse analysis as the analysis of meaning beyond clause structure.
• The concept of text types/genres
• Discourse analysis and the teaching of English as a foreign language.
Discourse analysis and the learning of English as a foreign language.
Learning and teaching methods
• Lectures
• Guided discussion
• Guided analysis and interpretation of texts
• Independent construction and interpretation of texts
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this course students will be able to:
understand discourse as a relationship between language and contexts of language use,
recognize grammatical devices for the construction of discourse in English
recognize lexical devices for the construction of discourse in English,
recognize the structure and text types of written language in English,
recognize the structure and text types of spoken language in English
apply discourse analysis in the teaching of English,
apply discourse analysis in the understanding of communication in the classroom,
apply discourse analysis as a research method for investigating their own teaching
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
• Ability to use discourse analysis in the understanding of communication in the classroom in general.
• Ability to construct well-structured and appropriate texts.
Readings
Eggins, S. (2004). An Introduction to Systemic-Functional Linguistics. London, New York; Continuum.
Martin and Rose. Working with Discourse. Meaning beyond the Clause. Boomsbury Academic; 2 edition (July 31, 2007)
Biber, D. and Conrad, S. (2009). Register, Genre, and Style. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Prerequisits
English C1/CEFR
Completed coursework.
Additional information on implementation and assessment Type (examination, oral, coursework, project):
Written examination - 50 %
Coursework - 50 %
