AJ2MP_SSTY Stylistics seminar

Faculty of Education
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ2MP_SSTY/01: Thu 13:25–15:05 respirium (4. nadzemní podlaží), O. Dontcheva-Navrátilová
AJ2MP_SSTY/02: Thu 10:40–12:20 učebna 58, O. Dontcheva-Navrátilová
Prerequisites
Advanced level of English Experience gathered in the course AJ2MP_Lexicology is an advantage
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to help students understand and analyze the distinctive features of English functional styles on the basis of text analysis of specimens of the administrative style (form and formal letters), legal English, public speaking, advertising, newspaper writing, scientific prose style, the language of conversation and stylized dialogue.
At the end of the course the students should be able to identify individual functional styles and their distinctive features, and to understand and analyse the differences between different situational varieties of English. Furthermore, they should be able to explain the functions of the style markers and interpret texts from a stylistics point of view. Finally, the students should be able to produce texts representative of the functional styles analysed in this course.
Syllabus
  • 1. Functional styles in English. Linguistic description of a text. Cohesion and coherence.
  • 2. The language of conversation.
  • 3. Stylized dialogue. Speech and thought presentation in fiction.
  • 4. Scientific prose style. Humanities vs. exact sciences. Reviews.
  • 5. Academic vs. popular science texts. Written instructions.
  • 6. The language of administrative texts. Forms.
  • 7. Formal letters. The language of diplomacy.
  • 8. Legal English.
  • 9. Public speaking.
  • 10.Newspaper headlines.
  • 11. Newsreports and editorials. Broadsheets and tabloids.
  • 12.Advertisements and announcements.
Literature
  • VERDONK, Peter. Stylistics. first published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002, xiii, 124. ISBN 9780194372404. info
  • SHORT, Mick. Exploring the language of poems, plays and prose. London: Longman, 1996, xiii, 399. ISBN 0582291305. info
  • LEECH, Geoffrey N. and Mick SHORT. Style in fiction : a linguistic introduction to English fictional prose. London: Longman, 1981, xiii, 402. ISBN 0582291038. info
  • LEECH, Geoffrey N. A linguistic guide to English poetry. Harlow: Longman, 1969, xv, 237. ISBN 0582550130. info
  • CRYSTAL, David and Derek DAVY. Investigating English style. 1st pub. London: Longman, 1969, xii, 264. ISBN 0582522129. info
  • URBANOVÁ, Ludmila and Andrew OAKLAND. Úvod do anglické stylistiky. 1. vyd. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2002, 145 s. ISBN 80-86598-33-0. info
  • URBANOVÁ, Ludmila. Stylistika anglického jazyka (English Stylistics). English Stylistics. Brno: Barrister and Principal; Filozofická fakulta MU, 2008, 104 pp. Barrister & Principal. ISBN 978-80-87029-29-9. info
  • Knittlová, Dagmar. Funkční styly v angličtině a češtině, Olomouc
Assessment methods
Teaching methods: lectures and discussions, written assignments, oral presentations, reading
Course requirements:
Presence (80%) and participation at seminars
Presentation on a topic provided by the teacher
Written tasks: CV, Formal letter, Newsreport
Seminar work - Stylistic analysis of a text (student's choice)
Oral colloquy
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=146
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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