LNGS2604 - Discourse Analysis (2008)

Undergraduate - Senior

Department: Linguistics School: School of Letters, Art and Media Semester(s): Semester 2 Year(s) offered: 2008 Credit Points: 6 Co-ordinator: Prof J R Martin

UoS Description:

This unit of study provides an introduction to discourse analysis, which is concerned with the way in which texts are organised in relation to their social context. In linguistics, the term 'discourse' covers both a) the organisation of linguistic units above the sentence level (cohesion), and b) language in use or context (register and genre). The course will include analysis of texts combining language with image, from the perspective of critical discourse analysis.

UoS Learning Situations:

Two 1 hour lectures and one 1 hour workshop per week

UoS Assessment:

Four 500 word term assignments and one 2500 word essay

UoS Readings/References:

J R Martin & David Rose, Working with Discourse, 2nd edition.

Prerequisites:

One of ENGL1000, ENGL1005, ENGL2619, ENGL2647, LNGS1001, LNGS1002, LNGS1003, LNGS1004, LNGS1005, LNGS2601, LNGS2602, LNGS2603, MECO1001, MECO1003

Prohibition:

LNGS2004

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