AJ22046 Functional and Cognitive Approaches to Critical Discourse Analysis

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/20/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Christopher Hart (lecturer), doc. Wei-lun Lu, 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
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 8 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/8, only registered: 0/8, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/8
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course will outline different methods in Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). CDA is broadly concerned with the way that language and other semiotic modalities reflect, legitimate and instantiate power and inequality in social relations. In this course, students will be introduced to three broad approaches to CDA: (i) ‘traditional’ approaches inspired by Systemic Functional Grammar; (ii) approaches drawing on Cognitive Linguistics; and (iii) functional and cognitive approaches to multimodal discourse. A variety of discourses articulated in talk, text and image and operating across a range of social and political fields of action are considered, including discourses of race, immigration, war, national identity, political protest, and corporate responsibility. In the final session, students will be encouraged to discuss issues and ideas in designing a CDA project.
Syllabus
  • 26 Oct: 3 sessions by Hart
    27 Oct: 3 sessions by Hart
    29 Oct: 3 sessions by Hart
    11 Dec: 2 sessions by Lu (14.10-17.10)
Teaching methods
The course will be co-taught by two experts in the field: Christopher Hart (Lancaster University) and Wei-lun Lu (Masaryk University). Nine sessions will be lectures given by Dr. Hart and two sessions will be mid-term student presentation and discussion led by Dr. Lu. The final presentation will be in the exam period.
Assessment methods
A three-page (min.) CDA analysis (20%)
5 assignments (10% * 5 = 50%)
Mid-term and final presentation (15% * 2 = 30%)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: Intensive course.
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