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160132 PS Discourse in Politics and the Media (2023S)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 16 - Musikwissenschaft und Sprachwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

max. 40 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 02.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 09.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 16.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 23.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 30.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 20.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 27.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 04.05. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 11.05. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 25.05. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 01.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 15.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 22.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 29.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Discourse analysis approaches major sets (corpora) of primarily mass-media texts with the aim to reconstruct the 'collective knowledge' of a given community of communicating actors from trans-textual structures, patterns and recurrences. It draws on Michel Foucault's discourse theory, which has been adapted for linguistics in the 1990's and since then became the basis of empirically oriented studies of language and communication. This course introduces the basics, theories and methods of this form of "trans-textual analysis of language and media". Moreover, we are going to do some exemplary analysis of recent media discourse (with a focus is on recent political issues).

The course will take place in classroom.

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral part: 1.) active participation over the whole term (10%), 2.) Participation in the moderation of one session (alone or in team) with oral presentation or other suitable input (20%)
Written part: term paper (10–15 pages). All written examinations will be checked by the Turnitin text similarity checker ("plagiarism test").

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The minimum requirement for a positive assessment is the writing of a term paper in accordance with the instructor's specifications and the co-moderation of a session. Attendance is compulsory; two unexcused absences are permitted.
The written work will count for 70% of the course grade, the oral performance for a total of 30%.

Examination topics

Basic knowledge of theories and methods of discourse linguistics, basic analytical skills (with regard to political media discourse) and empirical application to a topic of the student's own choice (in consultation with the instructor).

Reading list

Jürgen Spitzmüller/Ingo H. Warnke (2011): Diskurslinguistik. Eine Einführung in Theorien und Methoden der transtextuellen Sprachanalyse. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter (De Gruyter Studium) [recommended for preparation]
Thomas Niehr (2013): Einführung in die linguistische Diskursanalyse. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft.

A reading list will be presented in the first session.

Association in the course directory

MA2-M1

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