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Discourse Analysis Syllabus: Course Information

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Discourse Analysis Syllabus: Course Information

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DISCOURSE ANALYSIS SYLLABUS

COURSE INFORMATION

COURSE: Discourse Analysis


SCHOOL OF: Humanities and Sciences
DEPARTMENT: Language Department
MAJOR: BA in English Language Teaching
COURSE
CURRICULUM: 2013 SEMESTER: 5th 25
NO.:
ACADEMIC STRAND: Applied Linguistics PERIOD: August - December 2019
HOURS/WEEK T/P: 3 (3HT) CREDITS: 6
DELIVERY: Face-to-face COURSE TYPE: Core
UPDATED BY: M.E.I Saida Arenas Díaz
APPROVAL BY: ELT Academy REVISION DATE: August 2019

DESCRIPTION

This subject is focused on the analysis and relationship between language and the different contexts in which
language can be used in both written and oral form. It fosters the analysis of the form and meaning of
communication in context. This subject is directly supported by the previous subjects of the applied linguistics
strand and it supports the subsequent subjects of the different strands of the B.A. in ELT.

OBJECTIVE

Students will analyze different types of written and oral discourse from different approaches to improve their
language teaching competence.

CONTENTS

UNIT I (6 hours)
Unit Objectives Contents Readings
Unit I: Understand the • Historical overview Cook, G. (1989) Discourse.
origins of discourse • Spoken vs. written Oxford: OUP. Section 1
analysis discourse McCarthy Preface & Chapter
1
UNIT II (15 hours)
Unit II: Understand DA • Formal links Cook, G. (1989) Discourse.
and Grammar and • Theme and rheme Oxford: OUP. Section 1
Vocabulary • Tense and aspect McCarthy Chapter 2
• Lexical cohesion McCarthy Chapter 3
• Modality

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UNIT III (16 hours)


Unit III: Understand DA • Speech acts Cook, G. (1989) Discourse.
and spoken language • Adjacency pairs Oxford: OUP. Section 1
• Turn-taking
• Interactional and McCarthy Chapter 5
transactional talk
UNIT IV (12 hours)
Unit IV: Understand DA • Speech and Writing
and written language • Culture and Rhetoric McCarthy Chapter 6
• Discourse and Reading

METHODOLOGY

Dynamic lectures will allow for a student-centered approach to building critical reading and reflective skills
involving individual, pair work, small group, and whole group interaction. The instructor will facilitate interaction
around course content and contextualized language teaching practical activities that allow learners to
understand discourse analysis from both a learner and a language educator perspective.

TEACHING MATERIALS

ICT and various articles and book chapters related to the topics of the course.

ASSESSMENT

Oral Presentation 20%


Written Midterm Exam 25%
Written Final Exam 25%
Semester Written Project 30%

Notes:
• Students may choose from two of DA topics when considering their final discourse analysis project.
They can use any of these materials for the analysis: (a) radio or television talk shows; (b) publicly-
available materials, including audios or videos of meetings, trials, hearings, narratives, or any of the
many kinds of discourse that can be found on the web; or (c) videotaped interaction of friends, family,
or a workplace, if all involved give permission for such a recording to be made. Students must include
a reflection on the implications of the analysis in the English classroom.

• The use of English will have a 50% value of the grade on each item evaluated.

• APA style will be required for all written assignments.

• Any assignments where plagiarism is found will result in a zero (0%).

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• Teacher will upload partial grades to E-SIIMA as a reference of specific assessment


progress. Final grades will not correspond to the average of the uploaded grades.

Note: For more information on APA guidelines used in the B.A. in ELT, please check the ELT
Booklet.

REFERENCES

CORE:

Cook, G. (1989). Discourse. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

McCarthy, M. (1991). Discourse Analysis for Language Teachers. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University
Press.

ADDITIONAL:

Brown, G. and Yule, G. (1983). Discourse Analysis. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Celce-Murcia, M. & Olshtan, E. (2006). Discourse and Context in Language Teaching. Singapore:CUP.

Coulthard, M. (1993). An Introduction to Discourse Analysis. London, UK: Longman.

Gee, P. & Handford, M. (2012). The Routledge handbook of discourse analysis. New York, NY: Routledge.

Leech, G. (1983). The Principles of Pragmatics. London, UK: Longman.

Levinson. S. C. (1983). Pragmatics. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Schriffin, D. (1994). Approaches to Discourse. London, UK: Blackwell Publishing.

Searle, J. R. (1969). Speech Acts. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Stubbs, M. (1983). Discourse Analysis. London, UK: Basil Clackwell.

Yule, G. (1998). Pragmatics. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

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