AJ3BP_TANA Text Analysis

Faculty of Education
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Adam, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Timetable
Tue 18:00–18:45 učebna 59
Prerequisites
The course presents basic terms and methods of text analysis (discourse analysis), focusing on the summary and practice of the knowledge and skills obtained in the field of linguistics (phonetics, morphology, lexicology, normative and communicative syntax) and their application on the material of texts of different registers and styles with regard to social context. The course also trains student for preparation of authentic texts when creating study materials in ELT, providing interactive language practice.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to extend and practice the acquired knowledge of the student in the field of linguistic studies and to aplly it in the analysis of situationally defined texts (register, style, genre). The grammatical means ate considered with regards to their role in the building of the textual structure and texture. The course further includes creating language teaching materials based on discourse strategies designed for upper grades of secondary school students.
Syllabus
  • 1. The notion of text. Text and non-text. 2. Standards of textuality.Intertextuality. 3. Sociolinguistics insights - text and context. 4. Methods of analysis - DA and CDA.A framework for text analysis. 5. The structure of a text. Text typology. 6. The texture of a text. Cohesion and coherence. 7. Patterns of thematic progression. 8. Text analysis - markers of formality and politeness. 9. Spoken text analysis - markers of subjectivity and implicitness. 10. Written text analysis - markers of objectivity and explicitness.
Literature
  • CARTER, Ronald. Working with texts : a core book for language analysis. London: Routledge, 1997, xv, 331 s. ISBN 0-415-14597-X. info
  • GEANEY, Declan. Discourse analysis and related topics for teachers of English as a second language. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1996, 153 s. ISBN 8071842176. info
  • MCCARTHY, Michael. Discourse analysis for language teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991, x, 213. ISBN 0521367468. info
  • COOK, Guy. Discourse. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989, xi, 167. ISBN 0194371409. info
  • HALLIDAY, M. A. K. and Ruqaiya HASAN. Language, context, and text : aspects of language in a socialsemiotic perspective. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989, xiv, 126. ISBN 0194371549. info
  • DEUCHAR, Margaret, Robert HOOGENRAAD and Geoffrey Neil LEECH. English grammar for today :a new introduction. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1982, xvi, 224 s. ISBN 0-333-30644-9. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Typ výuky: seminář, Ukončení: kolokvium. Course requirements: Active participation at seminars - no more than 2 unexcused absences tolerated Fulfilling all homework tasks
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005.
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