COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 4074 CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZGÜN KOŞANER

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to study and analyze different types of discourse critically. To this end, the focus will be on the basic concepts, i.e. the relationship between discourse (language use)-society-ideology-power. Students will be asked to analyse verbal and written texts, so that they can develop awareness on the implicit/covert idologies in the texts and their effecs on the reader/listener.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   the student is expected to be able to define Critical Discourse Analysis Approach
2   the student is expected to be able to say the basic terms of the Critical Discourse Analysis
3   the student is expected to be able to illustrate the basic terms used in Critical Discourse
4   the student is expected to be able to analyze verbal and written texts within the framework of Critical Discourse Analysis
5   the student is expected to be able to evaluate and criticize written and spoken texts within the framework of Critical Discourse Analysis
6   the student is expected to be able to comment on the findings from the analysis of the written and spoken texts within the framework of Critical Discourse Analysis

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Critical Discourse Analysis: Definition and Field
2 Critical Discourse Analysis: Basic concepts
3 Tools used in Critical Discourse Analysis
4 Discourse and social context: Sign, Context and meaning
5 Discourse and social context: Social identity, social roles, institutions and ideology
6 Point of view, position, and attitude
7 Intertextuality
8 Mid-term exam
9 Discourse and rhetorical devices
10 Construction of social identity: gender roles
11 Construction of social identity: ethnic identity
12 Politeness, power, and solidarity
13 The discourse of prejudice and political correctness
14 Critical Discourse Analysis: an example of media discourse
15 General Review
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Bloor, M ve Bloor, T. (2007). The practice of Critical Discourse Analysis. London: OUP.
Coulthard, C. R. C. ve Coulthard, M. (haz.) (2003). Readings in Critical Discourse Analysis. London & New York: Routledge.
Fairclough, N. (1992). Discourse and Social Change. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Fairclough, N. (1995). Critical Discourse Analysis: The critical study of language. Essex: Longman.
Fairclough, Norman (2003). Analysing Discourse: Textual Analysis for Social Research. London: Routledge.
Özüdoğru, M. (2016). Eleştirel Söylemden Eleştirel Okumaya. Ankara: Anı.
Van Dijk, T. A. (-). Critical Discourse Analysis. http://www.discourses.org/OldArticles/Critical%20discourse%20analysis.pdf. Erişim tarihi: 20.01.2012.
Wodak, R. ve Meyer, M. (2001). Methods of Critical Discourse Analysis. London: Sage.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Question and answer
4. Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes 1-6 will be evaluated via the questions asked in the mid-term exam, final exam and assignments.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% class attendance is obligatory.
2. Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for late submission of the homework assignments/projects.
3. Cheating and plagiarism attempts in assignments and exams will be evaluated with a 0 (zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

songul.ercan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

wednesday: 10:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 6 72
Preparation for midterm exam 1 19 19
Preparation for final exam 1 19 19
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 156

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.4555
LO.55555
LO.655

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