English linguistics LM - PARTE II (2013/2014)

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Course code
4S02903
Name of lecturer
Valentina Adami
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Academic sector
L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH
Language of instruction
English
Location
VERONA
Period
I semestrino B dal Nov 18, 2013 al Jan 18, 2014.
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Lesson timetable

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide students with the critical tools necessary for analyzing texts according to the perspective of CDA. The course will be organized as follows: introduction to the history of English and the varieties of contemporary English; excursus on different research methods in linguistics; focus on CDA; practical exercises. The course will be held in English.

Syllabus

METODOLOGIE DI RICERCA LINGUISTICA E CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
Lia Litosseliti, chapters 1, 2, 3 and 6 of: Research Methods in Linguistics. Continuum, 2010.
N. Fairclough, Critical Discourse Analysis: The Critical Study of Language, Longman, 1995.
Van Dijk, Teun. Discourse and Power. Palgrave, 2008.
Wodak & Meyer, chapters 1 and 2 of: Methods of Critical Discourse Analysis. Sage, 2009.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam, including both theory questions and practical exercises. Students who attend regularly will be allowed to substitute part of the exam with an oral presentation in class.

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