Course title:
Discourse analysis
Course code: PSL125
Course status: Obligatory
Course leader: Mislava Bertoša
Course instructor: Mislava Bertoša
Language of instruction: English
Total hours: 4P + 4S
Form of instruction: Lecture and seminar
ECTS credits: 4
Course content by topics:
- Text linguistics: history, function, uses and purposes of texts; 2. Text types: their production and receivers’ interpretation; 3. Constitutional principles of the text; 4. Application of analysis on particular texts; 5. A historical overview, concepts and topics within discourse analysis; 6. Critical discourse analysis; 7. Historical approach to discourse; 8. Application of analysis on concrete corpora
Learning outcomes at course level:
- To name and explain the fundamental theoretical perspectives and approaches in text linguistics and discourse analysis
- To analyse and interpret verbal texts relying on the acquired theoretical frameworks
- To assess the adequacy of particular methods with regard to various text types and discourse types
- To compare methods of analysis and interpretation with regard to various text types and discourses
- To reach conclusions on the adequacy of particular analytical instruments for the analysis of the selected data and to apply them in analysis
- To critically evaluate research papers from the fields of discourse analysis and text linguistics
- To integrate and combine approaches developed within discourse analysis with other similar approaches in the broader context of linguistics
- To use informed arguments in scientific discussions on text linguistics and discourse analysis Learning outcomes at programme level:
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Reading list:
Obligatory literature: Beaugrande, R. de / Dressler, D. W. (2010): Uvod u lingvistiku teksta. Zagreb: Disput.; Fairclough, N. (1995): Critical Discourse Analysis. London: Longman.; Foucault,
- (1994): Poredak diskursa. U: M. Foucault, Znanje i moć. Zagreb: Globus.; Schrodt, R. (2007): Tekstna lingvistika. U: Uvod u lingvistiku, drugo prošireno izdanje, priredila Z. Glovacki- Bernardi. Zagreb: Školska knjiga, pp. 263-277.; Searle, J. (1969): Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language. Cambridge University Press.; Van Dijk, T. A. (2006): Ideologija. Zagreb: Golden marketing.; Wodak, R., Meyer, M. (ed.) (2001/2009): Methods of Critical Discourse Analysis. London: Sage Publications.; Additional: Bourdieu, P. (1992): Što znači govoriti. Zagreb: Naprijed.; Brown, G., Yule, G. (1983): Discourse Analysis. London: C.U.P.; Fairclough, N. (2001): Language and Power. London: Longman.; Fairclough, N. (2002): Discourse and Social Change. Polity Press.; Glovacki-Bernardi, Z. (2004): O tekstu, drugo izdanje. Zagreb: Školska knjiga.; Grimes, J. (ed.) (1978): Papers on Discourse. Arlington: S.I.L.; Macdonnell, D. (1986): Theories of Discourse. Oxford: Blackwell.; Mills, S. (2002): Discourse. Routledge.; Renkema, J. (1993): Discourse Studies: An Introductory Textbook. Amsterdam: Benjamins.; Schiffrin, D. (1994): Approaches to Discourse. Blackwell Publishing.; van Dijk, T. A. (ed.) (1985): Handbook of Discourse Analysis, 1-4. London: Academic Press.; van Dijk, T. A. (ed.) (1997): Discourse Studies, 1-2, Sage, London – Thousand Oaks – New Delhi.; van Dijk, T. A. (2009): Society and Discourse.
C.U.P.; van Leeuwen, Th. (2008): Discourse and Practice. Oxford University Press.; Velčić, M. (1987): Uvod u lingvistiku teksta. Zagreb: Školska knjiga.; A selection of studies and research articles depending on particular topics and student interests.
Assessment of student achievement: course attendance, participation in seminars, oral exam Quality assurance mechanism: student survey
