Postgraduate Course: Discourse Studies (LASC11009)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This is an advanced course in the analysis of discourse. It explores in depth the basic assumptions, concepts and procedures of Discourse Analysis. It looks at the sort of questions that might be asked in particular discourse projects and how data might be collected and analysed in order to answer them. It also looks at the practical applications of Discourse Analysis.
Feedback:
-Take-home tasks
-In-class exercises
-Course work and project meetings |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 26,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
168 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 4000 word assignment
Assessment Deadline: Thursday 2nd April 2015, 12 noon OR Thursday 23rd April 2015, 12 noon
Return Date: 25th April 2015 OR 16th May 2015 |
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- demonstrate understanding of the basic concepts and methods of the various approaches to discourse
- identify and formulate researchable problems
- collect, transcribe and analyse discourse data
- use discourse analytic methods in addressing practical problems in various areas of social life
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Joseph Gafaranga
Tel: (0131 6)50 3496
Email: josephg@ling.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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