NJII_34B Methods of Text Analysis

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jiřina Malá, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiřina Malá, CSc.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:40 G25, except Mon 13. 11.
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 15/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course student should be to: understand the basic terms of text linguistics and the methods of text analysis; explain the terms text structure, cohesion, coherence, theme, function of text; determine the text types; analyze and interpret German texts;
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course student should be able to: perform a comprehensive analysis of a text type with respect to its function and structure
Syllabus
  • linguistics of discourse - its subject and field
  • definition of text
  • text structure: analysis of text cohesion and coherence
  • pragmatics of text
  • theme of the text
  • function of the text
  • text types and their features
  • integrative text analysis
Literature
  • MALÁ, Jiřina. Texte über Filme. Stilanalysen anhand von Filmrezensionen und filmbezogenen Texten (Texts about films. Stylistic analysis of film reviews and other film texts). Erste Ausgabe. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2016, 218 pp. Spisy Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity ; 447. ISBN 978-80-210-8353-0. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-8353-2016. info
  • FIX, Ulla. Texte und Textsorten - sprachliche, kommunikative und kulturelle Phänomene. 2., durchgesehene Aufl. Berlin: Frank & Timme, 2011, 506 s. ISBN 9783865961792. info
  • FANDRYCH, Christian and Maria THURMAIR. Textsorten im Deutschen : linguistische Analysen aus sprachdidaktischer Sicht. Tübingen: Stauffenburg Verlag, 2011, 379 stran. ISBN 9783860571958. info
  • FIX, Ulla, Hannelore POETHE and Gabriele YOS. Textlinguistik und Stilistik für Einsteiger : ein Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch. 2., korrigierte Aufl. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, Europäischer Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2002, 236 s. ISBN 3631398883. info
  • BRINKER, Klaus. Linguistische Textanalyse. Eine Einfuhrung in Grundbegriffe und Methoden. 2. vyd. Berlin: Erich Schmidt, 1988, 151 s. ISBN 3-503-02275-9. info
  • BEAUGRANDE, Robert-Alain. Einfuhrung in die Textlinguistik. Tubingen: Niemeyer, 1981, 290 s. ISBN 3-484-22028-7. info
Teaching methods
lectures and class dicussion, 2 hours a week
Assessment methods
written test: complex analysis of a text.
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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