English and Ukrainian Political Discourses

Course: «Applied (computer) Linguistics and English language»

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
English and Ukrainian Political Discourses
Code
ДВС 1.05.02
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2
Learning outcomes
PLO 1. To communicate fluently in official and foreign languages (English, French / Spanish) on professional issues with specialists and non-specialists both orally and in the written form; to use the languages effectively for cross-cultural communication. PLO 5. To cooperate with colleagues, representatives of other cultures and religions, proponents of different political views, etc. PLO 6. Use information and communicative technologies to solve complicated specialized tasks and professional issues. PLO 7. To understand major problems of philology and approaches to their solution with the use of relevant methods, in particular, innovative interdisciplinary approaches of applied (computational) linguistics and information technologies; to explain their interrelation in the integrated system of interdisciplinary knowledge. PLO 17.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Before starting this course, students should know the basic concepts of political linguistics, be able to distinguish political texts by genre; have elementary skills in scientific research and information management.
Course content
The purpose of the discipline is to acquaint students with the current state and achievements in the field of political linguistics, to explore various relationships between language, thinking, communication, and subjects of political activity, and to teach students to use linguistic means of different levels in political texts. The object of study is Ukrainian and English-language texts of a political nature.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Continuum Companion to Discourse Analysis Edited by Ken Hyland and Brian Paltridge. 2011. 410 p. Gabriella Giannachi. The Politics of New Media Theatre. Routledge, 2007.166 p. Gee, J. P. (2014). How to do discourse analysis: A toolkit (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315819662 James Paul Gee How to do Discourse Analysis. A Toolkit.-Routledge, 2011. 221 p. John A. Bateman Multimodality and Genre A Foundation for the Systematic Analysis of Multimodal Documents. Palgrave, Macmillan. 2008. 333 p. Leeuwen, van T. (2008). Discourse and practice: New tools for critical discourse analysis. OUP. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195323306.001.0001 Theo van Leeuwen Discourse and Practice. New Tools for Critical Discourse Analysis, 2008. 185 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminar classes, and independent work; Types of work: Answer at the seminar session/participation in the discussion of the topic; Analytical report on an individual research task; Analytical report on a group research assignment; Control test with closed and open-type questions)
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment of semester work: 1. Answer at the seminar session/participation in the discussion of the topic, analytical report on the individual research task (preparation of the presentation of the material and presentation of the material), analytical report on the group research task - 46/80 points. 2. Tests with closed and open-type questions – 14/20 points. The credit is given based on the results of the student's work throughout the entire semester and does not include additional assessment measures. Students who scored the minimum positive number of points (60) get "Passed". Students who did not score the minimum positive number of points (60) get "Failed".
Language of instruction
Ukrainіаn, English

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Alla Dmitrivna Bielova
Department of English Philology and Intercultural Communication
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Nataliia Petrivna Darchuk
Department of Ukrainian Language and Applied Linguistics
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology