Tentative Syllabus of Discourse Analysis (2013/2014)

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: Mahyuni (Prof, Ph.D)

: English Department, FKIP Unram
: 08175722340
: yonmahy@yahoo.com
: By appointment

I. Objectives: The primary goal of the course is to provide students in the English
Department of FKIP Unram understanding the concept of Discourse Analysis -- treated as
broadly conceived interdisciplinary field, i.e. linguistics, rhetoric and composition,
language and education, cultural anthropology, sociology -- with a basic theoretical and
methodological foundation for the study of naturally occurring language. This will
include any aspect of human communication, spoken and written.
II. Course Requirements
1. Reading and Participation: A significant part of this course is based on the readings
and in-class discussions. The class is divided into groups. Each group is required to
present the agreed topics in which all students are expected to actively engage in the
learning experience by doing the readings and participating in the class discussions.
Note: Readings are due the day they are listed on the schedule.
2. Short paper (1500 WORDS): Retrospective data about communication
misunderstanding happened among students, a student(s) and other participants (April 7,
2013).
3. Topics Review (1000 WORDS): Students are required to read recommended topics
and find out (at least 3) supporting references to back up the arguments, i.e. pro(s),
cont(s), and neutral (May 2, 2013)
4. Final Paper : (Field Data) Students will write a paper (3000 4000 words) for the
course. The paper must deal with issues related to one of the discussion topics already
dealt with in class or to one currently under discussion at the time the paper is due.
Students are to choose their own relevant topics, though I will be glad to advise and
answer questions on this choice. The paper must be based on real discourse data. The
paper should connect ideas from the readings and discussions to observations from the
data. Your main task is to apply the principles brought out in class to some data of your
own. It should present new information and/or data. The paper will be due on the day of
final exam schedule.

Format of Papers
1. Introduction: Background
Implicit/hidden problem which needs to be addressed
Purpose of writing
Refer to well recognized references
2. Retrospective Data Presentation
3. Analysis/Discussion
4. Conclusion
5. References
III. Grading
Class Participation
Paper on retrospective data
Topics review
Final Paper
Total

15 points
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25 points
45 points
100 points
IV. Tentative Schedule

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Topic
Course Introduction What is
discourse?
Linguistic forms and functions
The role of context in interpretation

Readings
Brown and Yule (handout)

Speech styles

Mahyuni Ch 5 and 7

Proposal and paper consultation

Final Exams

Brown and Yule Ch -1

Brown and Yule Ch- 2

Assignments
Find out other
references.
Group 1
Group 2

Proposal
Consultation
Proposal
Consultation

Reader Contents

1. Brown, G. and George Yule (1983). Discourse Analysis. New York. Cambridge
University Press.
2. Cumming, Susanna and Tsuyoshi Ono. 1997. Discourse and grammar. Discourse as
Structure and Process, ed. by Teun A. van Dijk, 112-137. London: Sage
Publications.
3. Duranti, Alessandro. 1985. Sociocultural dimensions of discourse. Handbook of
Discourse Analysis, Vol. 1, ed. by Teun A. Van Dijk, 193-231. Orlando:
Academic Press.
4. Excerpts from Fairclough, Norman. 1995. Critical Discourse Analysis: The Critical
Study of Language. London: Longman.
5. Gibbs, R (1994). Poetics of the Mind. New York. Cambridge University Press.
6. Hatch, E. (1992). Discourse and Language Education. USA. Cambridge University
Press.
7. Mahyuni (2006). Speech Styles and Cultural Consciousness in Sasak Community.
Mataram. Yayasan CERDAS.
8. Mahyuni (2008). Politeness: Theoretical Frameworks. Linguistika. Universitas
Udayana. Denpasar.
9. McKinlay, A. and Chris McVittie (2008). Social Psychology and
Discourse. Singapore. Markono Print Media Pte Ltd.
10. Schegloff, Emanuel A., Elinor Ochs, and Sandra A. Thompson. 1996. Introduction.
Interaction and Grammar, ed. by Elinor Ochs, Emanuel Schegloff, and Sandra
A. Thompson, 1-51. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
11. van Leeuwen, T. (2008). Discourse and Practice. London. Oxford University Press,
Inc.
12. Weiss, G. and Ruth Wodak, eds. (2003). Critical Discourse Analysis: Theory and
Interdisciplinarity. New York. Palgrave. Macmillan.
13. .Wooffitt, R. (2005). Conversation Analysis and Discourse Analysis. London. SAGE
Publication, Ltd.