Course: Discourse Analysis 1

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Course title Discourse Analysis 1
Course code KRS/AD1V
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Spanish
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Zajícová Lenka, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Concept of text, discourse, context; disciplines that deal with discourse analysis 2) Cohesion and coherence and their mechanisms, discourse markers, functional sentence perspective 3) Interpersonal relations in discourse: actor image, negative and positive politeness and its expression 4) Expression of subjectivity in discourse: modality 5) Polyphony of discourse, intertextuality and interdiscursivity 6) Theory of speech acts, implicit meanings and their interpretation, Grice's principle of cooperation, conversational implicatures, relevance theory. Bibliography: Mandatory: Casamiglia Blancafort, H. - Tusón Valls, A. Cosas del decir. Manual de análisis de discurso. Barcelona: Ariel, 2001. Cuenca, M. J. Comentario de textos: los mecanismos referenciales. Madrid: Arco Libros, 2000. Portolés, J. Pragmática para hispanistas. Madrid: Síntesis, 2004. Recommended: Cortés, L. - Comacho, M. M. Unidades de segmentación y marcadores del discurso. Madrid: Arco Libros, 2005. Gutiérrez Ordónez, S. Forma y sentido en sintaxis. Madrid: Arco Libros, 2002.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
  • Homework for Teaching - 100 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 54 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide an introduction to text linguistics and pragmatics and to familiarize students with basic concepts such as text, context, coherence, macrostructure/microstructure, speech acts, modality, discourse markers, etc. Attention is paid to the application of theoretical knowledge to real texts.
The student will acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary for the analysis of linguistic expressions in context.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Written exam, Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student

Final written exam, mandatory reading on each topic in the amount of approx. 200 pages of professional text in Spanish, active participation in the course
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Language with focus on Latin America (2026) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Language with focus on Latin America (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter