DISCOURSE ANALYSIS: SPOKEN AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE IN USE

EDU5DAS

2020

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

In this subject students learn about how both spoken and written language is used in a variety of contexts: for example, the classroom, media and other professional and social situations. Participants develop awareness of the properties of a range of discourse types and how they are constructed to achieve a particular purpose. The application of discourse analysis to communication, teaching and research is also considered. The subject is suitable for all postgraduate students who are interested in knowing how language at the discourse level works. This subject has a substantive amount of theoretical content.

School: Education (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Donna Starks

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. The ability to understand, reflect on and critically evaluate key concepts in discourse analysis

02. Understand and evaluate the nature and properties of spoken and written discourse and to apply that knowledge to a dataset

03. Show an in-depth understanding of standard conventions within conversational analysis

04. Critically evaluate and compare theoretical approaches to discourse analyse

05. Work in teams to co-construct knowledge

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Week 13-21, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Donna Starks

Class requirements

Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 13 - 21
Six 5.00 hours lecture/workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 13 to week 21 and delivered via face-to-face.
Classes to be held: 26/3, 2/4, 9/4, 23/4, 7/5, 21/5 - 2020

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Group presentation (Equivalent to 2000 words)Students individually collect and analyse data. They then work collectively on a PPT, using the group data to address a gap in the literature.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO5
Individual written report (2000 words)Students evaluate their individual data and report on and critically evaluate issues relating to methodological integrity	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO2, SILO3
Research Essay and Summary (6000 words)Students develop expert knowledge of a researcher and consider how this researcher might analyse their data.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	60	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5