015419 Discourse Analysis

6cp; weekly
Postgraduate; Level B
Subject coordinator: Sue Hood

This subject looks at the theory and practice of discourse analysis. It is aimed both at students with a language and literacy background as well as students from other areas who are interested in understanding how discourse analysis may be used as a tool for teaching and researching. The subject aims to give a broad overview of different approaches to discourse analysis, and shows how different forms of discourse analysis can be applied to different contexts. Areas covered include the analysis of spoken language (and especially casual conversation), the use of language corpora, textual analysis from a systemic functional perspective, analysis of classroom discourse, discourse analysis as a tool for qualitative research, and forms of critical discourse analysis. Students have the opportunity to work on different types of discourse analysis related to their own fields of interest.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $490.00
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $1,800.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
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