Course detail

Discourse Analysis

FEKT-HDANAcad. year: 2015/2016

The objective of the subject is to explain the methods of discourse analysis in English, determine its qualities and exploit them in translating, production and comprehension of texts on electrical engineering. Students will acquire methods of discourse analysis and will practise them in self-study work.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Petra Zmrzlá, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Foreign Languages (UJAZ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The students will learn how to analyze a specific variety of a language, how to determine its rules and qualities and how to explore them in translating.

Prerequisites

An intermediate level of English is required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of a course unit as specified in Article 7of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

A short essay on the characteristics of a discourse variety.

Course curriculum

Differences between a text and a discourse. Written and spoken language. Conditions of language use. Language tools of cohesion and coherence. Extralinguistic tools of coherence. Co-operative principle in written English texts for specific purposes. Colocations and terms and their role in a coherent text. Discourse analysis of fragments of texts on electrical engineering. Discourse analysis of fragments of texts on electrical engineering. Interpretation of discourse on the basis of inference and implication.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The students will learn the methods of analysis of specific English texts. To determine the qualities of the analyzed discourse and use them in translating, production and comprehension.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Widdowson, Henry: Discourse Analysis (EN)

Recommended reading

Widdowson, Henry: Linguistics, 2000, OUP (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme AJEI-H Bachelor's

    branch H-AEI , 3. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch ET-CZV , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Petra Zmrzlá, Ph.D.

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Petra Zmrzlá, Ph.D.