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G R A D U A T E D E G R E E P R O G R A M M E : E N G L I S H S T U D I E S 3.2. Course information 3.2.1. English Studies: Language and Communication (Courses in Translation studies: see 3.2.2.) Semester 1 Course title Language and discourse Course code Type of course Level of course HZE601 Lecture + Seminar / Advisory hours Elective course Intermediate level course Year of study First Semester One ECTS (Number of credits allocated) Name of lecturers Learning outcomes and competences Prerequisites Course contents 6 ECTS credits Contact hours (30 lectures + 25 seminars + 5 advisory hours) = 1.5 credits. Student study time (135 hours) = 4.5 credits. Prof. Dr Mirjana Bonačić Ana Mršić, Assistant After successful completion of the course, the student is expected to understand important approaches to the study of discourse in linguistics, stylistics, cultural and critical theory. S/he should be able to demonstrate her/his theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the descriptive analysis of contextual, cognitive and linguistic aspects of discourse. Knowledge and competences acquired by completing the undergraduate study programme English language and literature or an equivalent study programme. This introduction to the study of discourse is designed to enable the student to explore the interface between language as a linguistic system and discourse as a concrete, rich, and multifaceted phenomenon of language use. The first part provides the student with a basic understanding of the models of discourse in cultural theory, mainstream linguistics and critical linguistics. The second part explores the overlap between semantics and pragmatics, refining and extending the student’s previous awareness of different types and dimensions of meaning. The third and main part of the course is devoted to major topics and key issues in pragmatics and discourse analysis: the theoretical concepts and practical analyses of semantic cohesion and pragmatic coherence, presupposition and entailment, contextual reference and inference, cooperation and implicature, speech acts 13
G R A D U A T E D E G R E E P R O G R A M M E : E N G L I S H S T U D I E S Recommended reading Supplementary reading and events, politeness and interaction, conversation and preference structure, textual cohesion and discursive coherence, and cultural dimensions of discourse. The aim throughout is to provide a fundamental insight into the complex relation between language and message on the one hand and discourse as individual cognition and social interaction on the other. In this introductory course, attention is also drawn to the main research methodologies for linguistic and discourse analysis used in the other courseunits in the study programme Language and communication, namely those relying on the use of computer-assisted data collection and analysis and those concerned with methods of qualitative analysis that accounts for our ability to interpret everyday communicative practice as well as some other areas of discourse, in particular literary discourse. Chapman, S. (2006). Thinking About Language: Theories of English. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Cruse, A. (2000). Meaning in Language: An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Cutting, J. (2002). Pragmatics and Discourse: A Resource Book for Students. London & New York: Routledge. Jaworski, A. & Coupland, N. (ur.) (1999). The Discourse Reader. London & New York: Routledge. Mills, S. (1997). Discourse. London & New York: Routledge. Robson, M. & Stockwell, P. (2005). Language in Theory: A Resource Book for Students. London & New York: Routledge. Schiffrin, D., Tannen, D. & Hamilton, H.E. (ur.) (2001). The Handbook of Discourse Analysis. Malden, MA and Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Teacher-generated materials. Black, E. (2006). Pragmatic Stylistics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Bonačić, M. (2005). The Translator’s Craft as a Cross-Cultural Discourse, in Caldas-Coulthard, C. R., Toolan, M. (eds) The Writer’s Craft, the Culture’s Technology. Amsterdam & New York, NY: Rodopi, 123-137. Brown, G. & Yule, G. (1983). Discourse Analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Burke, L., Crowley, T. & Girvin, A. (eds) (2000). The Routledge Language and Cultural Theory Reader. London & New York: Routledge. Carter, R. (2004). Language and Creativity: The Art of Common Talk. London & New York: Routledge. Carter, R. & McCarthy, M. (2006). Cambridge Grammar of English. A Comprehensive Guide: Spoken and Written English, Grammar and Usage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Fairclough, N. (2003). Analysing Discourse: Textual Analysis for Social 14
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