AJ22095 Discourse analysis: Folktales

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
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
Mon 14:10–15:45 B2.51
Prerequisites
The course is designed as a linguistic seminar in which students learn about the genre of fairy tales from multidisciplinary perspectives. The main interest is in the linguistic analysis. Students analyze a number of stories from the point of view of linguistic stylistics, pragmatics, social semiotics and discourse analysis. Students learn about the history of the genre and the theories of narratology, esp. narrative structures and focalization. Besides, the texts are also analyzed from the point of view of gender studies, namely the gender stereotypes, gender boundaries and their violation esp. in modern fairy tales. The teaching method is a discursive analysis of fairy-tale stories, both published and feature movies.
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
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Course objectives
1.At the end of the course, students will be able to analyze stylistic, pragmatic and semiotic aspects found in folktale stories. They will be also able to distinguish a number of narrative structures and the point of view of the story-tellers and the characters’ as well as to distinguish gender stereotypes coded in folktales;
2.The course will help students to think critically and to improve their analytical thinking. The students will be also able to apply their knowledge and theories of linguistic, literary and gender studies.
Syllabus
  • 1. Course introduction: guidelines, methodology and assignments
  • 2. Genre history and development
  • 3. Narrative strategies
  • 4. Spatial and temporal structure
  • 5. Point of view
  • 6. Semiotic analysis
  • 7. Verbal and Visual modality
  • 8. Speech acts and pragmatic principles
  • 9. Intertextuality
  • 10. Gender stereotypes
Teaching methods
Students’ presentations – theoretical approach Practical analysis – study and discussion over a given title/story
Assessment methods
Course attendance + final essay
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013, Autumn 2019.
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