Critical Discourse Analysis

studia pierwszego stopnia

English in Public Communication

semestr 3

studia stacjonarne

profil akademicki

obowiązkowe

Realizowany w sali

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties

total number of ECTS points: 2

1 ECTS – 30 hours: participation in classes

1 ECTS – 25 hours: preparation + 5 hours: consultations

Course description

The course has been designed to provide a general introduction to the study of discourse and the practice of Critical Discourse Analysis. It introduces the social concerns of the discipline and a range of techniques available to the critical discourse analyst.

Course objectives

familiarising the students with the concepts of Critical Discourse Analysis

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Course content:

1. Theoretical background - 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. Networks of texts - intertextual analysis

5. Expert discourse and the issues of power

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

7. The discourse of prejudice

8. The discourse of consumerism

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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:

multimedia presentation, discussion, ICT tools/Moodle & Teams, report writing, pair work, group work

Reading list:

Bloor, M. and T. Bloor, 2007, The Practice of Critical Discpourse Analysis, Hodder Arnold

Wodak, R. and M.Meyer, 2001, Methods of Critical Discourse Analysis, Sage

Reading materials provided by the teacher

Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019

Knowledge:

Students know and understand:

1. the place and significance of the communication studies among humanities and their analytical and methodological tools (k_W01/P6S_WG)

2. basic terminology and theories of linguistic, media studies and their critical analysis (k_W02/P6S_WG)

3. economic, political and institutional facts referring to public communication in the English speaking countries (k_W06 /P6S_WG)

Skills

Students can:

4. recognize different types of texts in order to perform their critical analysis and assess their relevance and impact in public communication (k_U02/P6S_UW)

5. use arguments and formulate logical conclusions based on studies of other authors (k_U03 /P6S_UW)

6. explore and critically analyse information from various sources, institutions and media (k_U07/P6S_UO)

Social competences

Students are ready to:

7. critically evaluate and solve problems arising from the implementation of professional tasks such as creating public texts for media or business or providing language support in institutions and enterprises (k_K02/P6S_KK)

8. accept linguistic and cultural differences and recognize them as natural vocational factors (k_K03/P6S_KO)

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:

1. A record of classroom participation on the basis of the material prepared beforehand – 45% of the final grade (outcomes: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)

2. The final project/essay/in-class presentation – 55% of the final grade (outcomes 1,2,3,4,5,6)

the final task: project/essay/in-class presentation take form selected by Students

pass at 60% of the final grade