Course detail
Discourse Analysis
FEKT-HDANAcad. year: 2018/2019
The objective of the course is to explain and practise the methods of discourse analysis in English and use the results of the analytical processes in translations, production and comprehension of different types of texts, primarily texts on electrical engineering.
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The students will learn how to analyze a specific variety of a language, how to determine its rules and qualities and how to explore them in translating.
Prerequisites
Intermediate / Upper-intermediate English and general linguistic background required.
Co-requisites
Not applicable.
Recommended optional programme components
Not applicable.
Recommended or required reading
Widdowson, Henry: Discourse Analysis (EN)
Widdowson, Henry: Linguistics, 2000, OUP (EN)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Teaching methods depend on the type of a course unit as specified in Article 7of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Evaluation will be based on a short essay concerning the characteristic features of a chosen text using a selected and specified analytical frame. Spoken part of the exam will have the form of a colloquy. Discussion will concern the theoretical issues dealt with in the lectures.
Language of instruction
Czech
Work placements
Not applicable.
Course curriculum
Discourse, context, and text. Analytical framework. Formal and functional analysis.
Written and spoken language.
Text types, text structure; intertextuality.
Genre and style; style markers.
Register and context of situation.
Functions of language.
Cohesion and coherence.
Meaning, communicative convergence.
Co-operative principle, inference, relevance.
Academic discourse and research genres.
Aims
The students will learn the methods of analysis of specific English texts. To determine the qualities of the analyzed discourse and use them in translating, production and comprehension.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.
Type of course unit
eLearning
eLearning: currently opened course