FF:AJ12104 Intro to Stylistics - Course Information

AJ12104 Introduction to Stylistics

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Silvie Válková, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts

Timetable of Seminar Groups

AJ12104/01: Thu 10:50–12:25 U32, S. Válková
AJ12104/02: Thu 12:30–14:05 U32, S. Válková

Prerequisites (in Czech)

AJ09999 Qualifying Examination || AJ01002 Practical English II

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The objective is to make students understand the functional interpretation and construction of texts. At the end of the course students will be able to:
understand the key concepts and definitions in stylistics;
distinguish different registers;
recognize different linguistic patterns used as stylistic devices;
analyze texts and create various texts by the use of stylistic principles and devices.

Syllabus

• Summary of topics to be discussed (not a week-by-week syllabus): 1.Defining style, stylistics, genre, register, dialect
• 2.Key terms in register analysis
• 3.Spoken Register - Language of face-to-face conversation
• 4.Spoken Register - Public Speeches
• 5.Written Register - newspapers, magazines, academic writing
• 6.Hybrid Register - electronic communication, advertising, comics
• 7.Language and gender
• 8.Narrative Stylistics

Literature

required literature
• BIBER, Douglas and Susan CONRAD. Register, genre, and style. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009, ix, 344. ISBN 9780521860604. info
• SARACENI, Mario. The language of comics. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2003, ix, 110. ISBN 0415286700. info
• GODDARD, Angela. The language of advertising : written texts. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2002, x, 131 s. ISBN 0-415-27802-3. info
• REAH, Danuta. The language of newspapers. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2002, x, 126 s. ISBN 0-415-27804-X. info
• WALES, Katie. A dictionary of stylistics. 2nd ed. Harlow: Longman, 2001, viii, 429. ISBN 0582317371. info
• PRIDHAM, Francesca. The language of conversation. First published. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2001, ix, 96. ISBN 9780415229647. info
• GODDARD, Angela and Lindsey Meân PATTERSON. Language and gender. New York: Routledge, 2000, vi, 122. ISBN 0415201772. info
• MCLOUGHLIN, Linda. The language of magazines. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2000, xii, 115. ISBN 0415214246. info

Teaching methods

One 2 hour seminar per week

Assessment methods

Class attendance, class articipation, and presentation 30 % Final test 70 %

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

Teacher's information

https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2/course/view.php?id=7

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