Introduction to critical studies

studia pierwszego stopnia

English Philology

studia niestacjonarne

profil akademicki

fakultatywne

Realizowany zdalnie

total hrs: 30

total ECTS: 2

0,5 ECTS = 15h in class

1,5 ECTS = 45h preparation to class (reading, writing) with the direct participation of the teacher

Course descritption

The course has been designed to provide a general introduction to the study of discourse and critical analysis of messages circulating in the mainstream and social media.

Course objectives:

deepening knowledge of how discourse functions in mainstream media and social media

recognising tools of discourse analysis

Course content:

1. Multidisciplinarity of CDA, basic terms and tools, language and institutions

2. Discourse and social context - public communication and institutional constraints

3. Stance in public communication - positioning and point of view, social and language bias, unconscious stance in racist and sexist discourse

4. Expert discourse and the issues of power

5. The construction of identity - inequality of power and social roles

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Methods of teaching: multimodal presentation, pair-work, discussion, reading, writing, ICT tools/e-learning, MSTeams platform

Reading list:

Bloor, M., T. Bloor. (2007). The practice of Critical Discourse Analysis. London: Hodder Arnold.

Supplementary reading list:

Castells, M. (2012). Networks of outrage and hope – social movements in the Internet age. Chichester, UK

Teun A. van Dijk. (1993). Principles of critical discourse analysis. Discourse & Society, Vol. 4, No. 2, SPECIAL ISSUE: Critical Discourse Analysis (1993), pp. 249-283. Contribution from Sage Publications, Ltd

Additional reading/ study materials provided by the teacher

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

The student

1. has the ordered knowledge of selected key concepts of critical studies (k_W04/P6S_WG)

Skills

The student can

2. explore and critically analyse information on critical studies in the humanities utilizing various sources and draw valid conclusions (k_U04/P6S_UW)

Social competences

The student

3. is ready to critically evaluate their own skills and knowledge of critical studies theory in the humanities (k_K03/P6S_KK)

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

1. Active participation in discussions - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3)

2. A final project - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3)

Pass at 60% of the final grade