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122048 PS Proseminar Linguistics 2 (2020W)

Critical Discourse Analysis

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

ONLINE (digital)

  • Tuesday 06.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 13.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 20.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 27.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 03.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 10.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 17.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 24.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 01.12. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 15.12. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 12.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 19.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 26.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Discourse Analysis, sometimes also referred to as Discourse Studies, comprises multiple fields of linguistic enquiry, methodologies and empirical approaches. These range from strongly quantitative corpus-driven and corpus-based studies (Corpus Linguistics) to highly qualitative and theoretically engages studies (Critical Discourse Analysis). While this heterogeneity has been criticized as a lack of coherence, as eclecticism or even as arbitrary, it has also inspired innovative and productive approaches - particularly in the combination of different methods (i.e. methodological triangulation). This course will engage with the heterogenous "toolbox of discourse analysis" (Foucault) and related critical debates, covering both well-established and recent approaches to analysing discourse.

In this course, students gain:
- an understanding of the theoretical foundations of discourse analysis and related debates,
- an awareness of the methodological diversity in discourse analysis,
- an understanding of several key methods and approaches, including their strengths and weaknesses,
- an insight into what it means to work empirically, i.e. to design a discourse study, collect data and analyse it,
- an understanding of methodological triangulation as research strategy.

Assessment and permitted materials

The final grade is based on exercises, reading, active participation, writing research proposal (also presented in class) and a seminar paper at the end of term.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular class attendance (max 2 absences)
Participation, readings, smaller assignments 15%
Research Proposal 20%
Presentation 15%
Seminar paper (3500 words, excluding references and graphs) 50%
You need 60% to pass the course.
Plagiarism or cheating on any of the tasks will not be tolerated.

Examination topics

All contents covered in the readings and in class.

Reading list

Will be posted on Moodle

Association in the course directory

Studium: BA 612;
Code/Modul: BA06.1;
Lehrinhalt: 12-2044

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:16