Discourse Analysis

LCLIG2230  2016-2017  Louvain-la-Neuve

Discourse Analysis
5.0 credits
15.0 h
1q

Teacher(s)
Degand Elisabeth ;
Language
Anglais
Prerequisites

Introductory course to linguistics. 

Main themes

This course gives an overview of what discourse analysis is and covers the main methodological questions. It will treat discourse analysis from different points of view, in particular: linguistics (texture and cohesion), psycholinguistics (coherence, processing), sociolinguistics (conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis,).

Aims

Students will be able:

- to develop global knowledge of the different domains covered by discourse analysis as a discipline

- to apply the different theoretical concepts to concrete language situations

- to acquire detailed knowledge of at least one domain of investigation of discourse analysis.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Evaluation methods

The evaluation is performed through an individual written essay verifying the student's ability to resolve problems analogous to the ones presented in class. The research underlying this essay will be the input for an oral presentation in class.

Teaching methods

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Content

After a brief state of the art of the different theoretical schools and domains of application of discourse analysis, the course will deepen one particular domain focussing on the specific analysis methods that go with it. The students will apply themselves the analysis techniques in the framework of a practical. The course contain a number of plenary lectures (invited speakers), but will also require the student's active participation : reading, exercises, discussions, etc.

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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

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Sigle
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