Discourse and Text Analysis

Course: Germanic Philology and Translation (Swedish and English)

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Discourse and Text Analysis
Code
ВБ.1.02
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
PLO 7. To analyze, compare and classify different trends and schools in Linguistics. PLO 9. To characterize theoretical principles (concepts, categories, principles, basic concepts, etc.) and applied aspects of the chosen linguistic specialization. PLO 16. To use specialized conceptual knowledge in a chosen linguistic field to solve complex tasks and issues, which require updates and integration of knowledge, often under conditions of incomplete or lacking information and contradictory requirements.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The course "Discourse and Text Analysis" requires knowledge of the Swedish language at a level not lower than B2 in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, and is also based on the theoretical knowledge acquired by students during the study of linguistic courses.
Course content
The course "Discourse and Text Analysis" includes lectures and seminars. At the lectures, students get acquainted with the history, main provisions, directions, problems of discourse science, master its terminological apparatus, and also acquire practical skills of discourse analysis and text analysis. The study of the course begins with a brief historical overview of the content of the concept of discourse, its interpretations within various fields and approaches. Discourse analysis as a theory and method is considered. This is followed by a more detailed review of three approaches to discourse analysis: Foucault's discourse theory; theory of Laclau-Mouffe, as well as critical discourse analysis. After that, in seminar classes, students conduct an analysis of their chosen discourse in accordance with the theoretical foundations and methodological principles discussed in the lecture classes, present its results and hold discussions.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Cтасюк О.С. Інтердискурсивність як засіб формування парламентської мови (на матеріалі стенограм пленарних засідань Бундестагу ФРН) / О.С. Стасюк // Мовні і концептуальні картини світу. – К. : ВПЦ «Київський університет», 2017. – Вип. 61. – С. 149-154. 2. Шевченко I.С. Iнтердискурсивнiсть полiтичного дискурсу / I.С. Шевченко // Вiсник ХНУ. – Х., 2009. – № 848. – С. 53-57. 3. Bolander M. Funktionell svensk grammatik / Maria Bolander. — Stockholm : Liber, 2012. — 256 s. 4. Boréus K., Bergström G. Textens mening och makt : metodbok i samhällsvetenskaplig text- och diskursanalys / Kristina Boréus, Göran Bergström. — Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2018. — 441 s. 5. Fairclough N. Discourse and social change / Norman Fairclough. – Cambridge : Polity Press, 1992. – 259 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Learning activities: lectures, practical classes, independent work. Teaching methods: explanatory and illustrative method, method of problem-based learning (problem lecture), research method, preparation and discussion of presentations based on the results of scientific research, scientific discussions, creative and analytical tasks.
Assessment methods and criteria
Current assessment: oral survey, test, report, analytical task. Final assessment - credit. Evaluation criteria for each form of control are given in the course program.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian, Swedish

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Adam Hasselström
Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Studies
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Germanic Philology and Translation Studies
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology