- Course Code
- EL 35RC
- Credit Points
- 30
- Course Coordinator
- Dr M Garner / Dr B A Fennell
Pre-requisites
Overview
Students will be introduced to a range of conceptions of and perspectives on discourse, drawn from disciplines such as linguistics, social psychology, sociology, and communication studies. They will examine what the study of discourse reveals about the nature of language, social interaction, power relations, and the construction of meaning. They will learn the basic principles of several analytical methods for discourse analysis, including conversation analysis; critical discourse analysis and narrative analysis.
They will gain practical experience in applying these approaches to a variety of discourses, including conversations, interviews, the media, academic writing, literary texts, and advertisements.
Structure
1 two-hour seminar and 1 one-hour lecture per week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 2,500-word essay (50%); two hour examination (40%); and Seminar Assessment (10%).
Resit: Two-hour examination (100%).