LING0007-1 : Discourse analysis and typology

Study Programmes 2016-2017

LING0007-1

Discourse analysis and typology

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Master in multilingual communication (120 ECTS)		5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : French as a second language (120 ECTS)		4
Master in linguistics (120 ECTS)		5

Lecturer :

Deborah Meunier

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

The course begins with a presentation of the general theory of...

principles, issues and methods for analyzing discourse
its structural, enunciative, pragmatic, intertextual, generic, and sociolinguistic viewpoints
its relationship with the other fields of linguistics and language sciences.

We will then carry out an in-depth examination of different discourses (literary, media, politics, ordinary, scientific, commercial...).
The selection for the corpus is based on the students' interests or their personal projects, and the participants are expected to take active part in the analytical work.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

Introduce the participants to the principles and analytical methods of discourse, and give them an opportunity to put them into practice to clarify the issues and the functioning of various kinds of discourse, or of discursive systems generally.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Some knowledge in linguistics.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

The students are expected to participate actively in the discussions provoked and the practical exercises and case studies that are put to them.
Students will analyze a corpus of their choice. Their work will be evaluated which will be specified in the course.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Second Semester. Wednesday from 12h to 14h, room Comu2