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This document provides information about a Discourse Analysis course including: The lecturer's name and contact information, course meetings on Saturdays from 7:30-11:30am, and two recommended coursebooks. The provisional schedule outlines 7 sessions covering topics like genre, coherence, and conversational analysis through lectures, discussions, and student presentations. Assessment includes attendance, presentations, two assignments, a final exam, and references.

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This document provides information about a Discourse Analysis course including: The lecturer's name and contact information, course meetings on Saturdays from 7:30-11:30am, and two recommended coursebooks. The provisional schedule outlines 7 sessions covering topics like genre, coherence, and conversational analysis through lectures, discussions, and student presentations. Assessment includes attendance, presentations, two assignments, a final exam, and references.

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DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

Course info
Lecturer: Nguyen Thi Quyen ([email protected])
Office hour: No (Questions should be addressed via email)
Meetings: Saturday, 7.30-11.30 am

Course overview

Coursebooks
[1] Paltridge, B. (2017). Discourse analysis: An introduction (2nd ed).
Bloomsbury Academic.
[2] McCarthy, M. (1991). Discourse analysis for language teachers.
Cambridge University Press.

Schedule (Provisional)
Session Topics / Readings Activity
1 Course overview Lecture
Introduction to Discourse Discussion
Discourse and Pragmatics
Readings: [1] - Ch 1, Ch 3; [2] - Ch 1
2 Genre and Coherence Lecture
Readings: [1] Ch 4 Discussion
Presentation (**)
3 Conversational Analysis Lecture
Readings: [1] Ch 5; [2] Ch 5 Discussion
Presentation (**)
4 Discourse and Language Teaching Assignment 1 due
- Grammar Lecture
- Vocabulary Presentation (***)
Readings: [1] Ch 6; [2] Ch 2, Ch 3
5 Discourse and Language Teaching (Con't) Assignment 1 due
- Phonology
Readings: [2] Ch 4 Lecture
Presentation (***)
6 Discourse and Language Teaching Lecture
- Reading Presentation (**)
- Writing
Doing a Discouse Project
Readings: [2] Ch 6; research papers (TBA)
7 Revision Assignment 2 due
Final Examination

Assessment
Attendance and participation: 10%
Oral presentation: 15%
Assignment 1: 20%
Assignment 2: 25%
Final examination: 30%

References
[1] Brown, G., & Yule, G. (1983). Discourse analysis. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
[2] Cook, G. (1989). Discourse. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
[3] Coulthard, M. (1985). An Introduction to discourse analysis (2nd
ed.). London: Longman.
[4] Fairclough, N. (1989/2001). Language and power (1st & 2nd eds.).
Harlow: Longman.
[5] Fairclough, N. (1995). Critical discourse analysis: The critical
study of language. London: Longman.
[6] Gerot, L. (1995). Making sense of text. Gold Coast: Antipodean
Educational Enterprises.
[7] Hatch, E. (1992). Discourse and language education. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
[8] Have, P. (1999). Doing conversation analysis: A practical guide.
London: Sage.
[9] Nunan, D. (1993). Introducing discourse analysis. London:
Penguin English.
[10] Schiffrin, D. (1994). Approaches to discourse. Oxford: Blackwell.
[11] Schiffrin, D., Tannen, D., & Hamilton, H. E. (2001). The handbook
of discourse analysis. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
[12] Stubbs, M. (1983). Discourse analysis: The sociolinguistic
analysis of natural language. Oxford: Blackwell.
[13] Tannen, D. (1984). Coherence in spoken and written discourse.
Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

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