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Lecturer(s)
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Zehnalová Jitka, Mgr. Dr.
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Molnár Ondřej, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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'Discourse Analysis' is characterized by many linguists as the analysis of language above the level of the sentence. The term, however, is used by researchers in many other fields which have influenced discourse analytic research in applied linguistics. This course offers an overview of several of the major theoretical and methodological frameworks for doing discourse analysis, as it concerns the ways language mediates and shapes our interactions with each other and with the social, political and cultural formations of our society. It draws on a variety of linguistic and theoretical traditions, including: systemic-functional linguistics; critical discourse analysis; corpus linguistics; multimodal analysis; narrative analysis; conversation analysis, and genre analysis. With the presentation and discussion of each approach, students will have the opportunity to try out different methods for the analysis of discourse using the different theoretical perspectives and methodologies. In doing such analyses of written and spoken language, students will try to make arguments for particular interpretations of the language they analyze using the appropriate terminology and methods to allow the data to support their argument. Thus, students will seek to find an answer to a set of questions concerning what the particular text under analysis does or achieves; how it achieves it; and why it seeks to do so. Topics covered: - the Czech and Anglo-Saxon tradition - discourse analysis as a research method - written genres (news stories, personal ads, texting and online gaming, etc.) - spoken genres (conversations, sports commentary, jokes, advertising, etc.) - metadiscourse - discourse and ideology, critical discourse analysis (CDA) - multimodality, social semiotics and systemic functional linguistics State Exam topics: 1. Similarities and differences in Czech and Anglo-Saxon stylistic traditions. The functional differentiation of the standard language. Czech linguistic functionalism. The notion of register. 2. Discourse and genre. Discourse modes and genre schemas. Genre hybridization. 3. Spoken versus written genres (based on a selected genre). Political speeches and oratory. Genre colonies. 4. Academic discourse. Academic genres. Interpersonal positioning in academic writing. 5. News discourse. News values. News values and the multisemiotic news story. Image-nuclear news story. Text-image relations in news discourse. 6. Multimodality, social semiotics and Systemic Functional Linguistics. 7. Critical discourse analysis. Social, political and power relations. Criticism of CDA. Current approaches and developments in CDA.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 24 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 50 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to provide students with different Czech and Anglo-Saxon stylistic traditions with a particular focus on discourse analysis and genre analysis.
Students will get familiar with the Czech and Anglo-Saxon stylistic traditions, discourse analysis and genre analysis.
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Prerequisites
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The course is intended for students of English Philology and English for Translators and Interpreters.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam, Student performance
Attendance, active participation in discussions, submission of homework assignments, test. Literature. Paltridge, Brian. 2006. Discourse Analysis: An Introduction. London: Companion. Bax, Stephen. 2011. Discourse and Genre: Analysing Language in Context. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. (selected chapters) Wales, Katie. 2011. A Dictionary of Stylistics. London: Pearson Education Limited. Hyland, Ken. 2011. 2005. Metadiscourse. London and New York: Continuum. (selected chapters) Swales, John. 1990. Genre Analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Bednarek, Monika and Helen Caple. 2012. News Discourse. London and New York: Continuum. (selected chapters) Caple, Helen. 2013. Photojournalism: A Social Semiotic Approach. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. (selected chapters) Chovanec, Jan. 2014. Chapters from the History of Czech Functional Linguistics. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. (selected chapters) Recommended literature: Gee, James Paul. 1999. An Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method. New York and London: Routledge. Gee, James Paul. 2011. How to do Discourse Analysis: A Toolkit. New York and London: Routledge. Widdowson, Henry G. 1992. Practical Stylistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Bradford, Richard. 1997. Stylistics. New York and London: Routledge. Čechová, Marie, Krčmová, Marie, and Eva Minářová. 2008. Současná stylistika. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny. Crystal, David and Derek Davy. 1974. Investigating English Style. London: Longman. Ferenčík, Milan. 2004. A Survey of English Stylistics. Available at: http://www.pulib.sk/elpub/FF/Ferencik/INDEX.HTM Hoffmanová, Jana. 1997. Stylistika a současná situace stylistiky. Praha: Trizonia Jerome. Widdowson, Henry G. 1992. Practical Stylistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Recommended literature
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