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EN2324 Critical Discourse Analysis
Part I
Course Duration: 1 semester
Credit Units: 3
Level: B3
Medium of Instruction: English
Prerequisites: Nil
Precursors: Nil
Equivalent Courses: Nil
Exclusive Courses: Nil Part II Course Aims:
This course is designed to foster critical understanding of how language is encoded and loaded with different cultural and ideological values and the different ways in which language can be used to mediate ideological representations and constructions of different social categories (e.g., gender, race, class, sexuality) in mass media. Students will be introduced to some basic analytical methods in critical linguistic analysis. Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: No. | CILOs | Weighting
(if applicable) | 1. | - Acquire a general understanding of the theories of ideology developed to understand the ideological nature of language and discourse, and how these ideologies are proliferated through hegemonic discourses.
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| 2. | - Help students acquire an understanding of different possible approaches to critical analysis.
| -- | 3. | - Understand how socio-political categories (e.g. class, gender, race, sexuality, as well as terrorism and freedom-figher etc.) are constructed through everyday public discourse, mainly media texts and political discourse.
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| 4. | - Employ critical discourse analytical methods to analyze both traditional and new media texts, as well as political discourses to uncover hidden ideologies.
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Teaching and learning Activities (TLAs)
(Indicative of likely activities and tasks designed to facilitate students’ achievement of the CILOs. Final details will be provided to students in their first week of attendance in this course) ILO No. | TLAs | Hours/Week
(if applicable) | CILO 1 | - Lectures and readings will help acquaint students with the different perspectives scholars have on ideology, propaganda and Gramsci’s notion of hegemony.
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| CILO 2 | - Lectures and readings will be helpful in introducing different approaches to critical analysis, including study of multidimensional approaches.
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| CILO 3 | - Critical analysis of ideological discourses in class through group work, including newspaper articles, political speeches, advertisements, and various visuals. These will help students apply theories and concepts to real life discourses.
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| CILO 4 | - Application of theories and approaches to critical analysis to selective ideological discourses will provide practice of using tools of discourse analysis on public discourses.
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Assessment Tasks/Activities
(Indicative of likely activities and tasks designed to assess how well the students achieve the CILOs. Final details will be provided to students in their first week of attendance in this course) CILO No. | Type of Assessment Activities | Weighting
(if applicable) | Remarks | CILO 1+2 | - Essay
Essay will test students’ capacity to do outside research, make connections between different concepts, and critically describe some primary theories in Critical Discourse Analysis..
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| CILO 3 | - Group Presentations
Help students work in groups in order to share and negotiate different perspectives in the critical analysis of ideological discourses. Assess accuracy of content and language style, understanding of topic, use of outside resources and references.
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| CILO 4 | - Building a portfolio
Portfolio will allow students to apply theories which they have learnt to different types of ideological discourses, giving them an understanding of the characteristics of different genres of discourses.
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Examination duration: Nil
Percentage distribution of marks for coursework, examination, other: 100% Coursework Grading of Student Achievement:
Grading pattern: Standard (A+AA-...F)
Part III
Keyword Syllabus:
Culture and reality; discourse and power; theories of ideology and hegemony; methods of critical discourse analysis; discourse-historical approach; critical metaphor analysis; discourse of illusion; political discourse; news discourse.
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Department of English
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