175-409 Discourse Analysis and Representation

Availability

3rd and 4th year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Assoc Prof Lesley Stirling

Prerequisites

Usually 37.5 points of second/third-year linguistics and applied linguistics subjects for third year, or admission to fourth-year honours in linguistics and applied linguistics for fourth year.

Semester

Not Offered (view timetable)

Contact

Two and a half hours of seminars per week

Subject Description

This subject involves the advanced study of major theories and methods of discourse analysis and representation, through consideration of both classic and recent approaches, and through practice at applying particular methods of analysis.

Assessment

For third-year students, two class assignments each of 1000 words 50% (due during the semester) and a project of 2000 words 50% (due at the end of semester). For fourth-year students, two class assignments each of 1000 words 40% (due during the semester) and a project of 3000 words 60% (due at the end of semester).

Prescribed Texts

A reading pack prepared by the Department.



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