Objective
This course introduces recent developments, essential approaches and methodologies necessary for doing Discourse Analysis (DA). The areas include discourse and society, discourse and conversation, multimodal discourse analysis, and discourse and digital media.
Outcomes
- Knowledge and Comprehension
- Discuss the essential concepts and recent developments related to discourse analysis
- Skills
- Analyze sample texts by employing different approaches of discourse analysis.
- Conduct mini project/research to evaluate written and spoken discourse using appropriate methodologies / conceptual frameworks.
- Present concepts in discourse analysis effectively in speech and/or writing.
- Values
- Demonstrate self-discipline, ethical standards and academic integrity in performing project/research.
Content
- What is discourse analysis
- Discourse and society
- Doing discourse analysis
- Discourse and conversation
- Multimodal discourse analysis
- Discourse and digital media
Textbook
Paltridge, B. (2021). Discourse analysis: An introduction. Bloomsbury Publishing
Course ID: ENGL 402
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 2 | 3 | 3 | ENGL 309 |
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