ENGL 4635 Discourse Analysis

Semester 1, 2019/2020

Day Tuesday & Thursday

Time 8.30-9.50 (Section 1) & 11.30-12.50 (Section 2)
Venue EDU LR 3 1.3 (Section 1) & HSC LR 4 1.34 (Section 2)
Course structure Lecture & seminar/tutorial
Instructor Dr Siti Nurnadilla Mohamad Jamil
Consultation Hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 10-11 am, or by appointment

Course synopsis

We shall take account of the various meanings that the term “discourse” has across the
social sciences and humanities, but we shall primarily be concerned with discourse seen as
language in use. This means that we shall look at the technical details of linguistic analysis, while
also asking how different kinds of language use relate to society as a whole. The seminars will
involve practical hands-on work. The course will also include elements of critical discourse analysis
to study relations of power, discrimination, ideology and inequality.

Intended learning outcomes:

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• discuss various linguistic theories relevant to discourse analysis;
• differentiate between various definitions of discourse, genre and text;
• apply a range of analytical methods to different genres of spoken, written, visual discourse;
• analyse texts beyond the sentence by linking linguistic analysis with social analysis.

Methods of evaluation
100% Date/Deadline

1. Mid-term Assessment 20% 5 November

2. Term Paper (25%) (Pair work)
a. Presentation (Term Paper) 10% 26, 28 November, 3 & 5 December
b. Paper 15% 10 December
3. Myth-busting Group Project (4 in a 15% 12, 17 & 19 December
group) 40% TBA
4. Final exam

Please refer to the assessment sheet for instructions.

Course outline and readings:

Week Session Topic Remarks Readings

1 Introduction Ice breaking
10 September session

Lecture 1 Introduction to Jones, R. H.

12 September discourse analysis (2012). Discourse
analysis: Resource
book for students.

1
 New York:
Routledge.
Topic 1, 2, 4

2 Lecture 2 Introduction to Jones, R. H.

17 September discourse analysis (2012). Discourse
analysis: Resource
book for students.
New York:
Routledge.
Topic 1, 2, 4
Tutorial 1 What is discourse Let’s also talk about your
19 September analysis? assignments today, shall
we? 😊
3 Lecture 3 Discourse, genre Jones, R. H.
24 September and text (2012). Discourse
analysis: Resource
book for students.
New York:
Routledge.
Topic 3.
Tutorial 2 We know what
26 September discourse is, but
genre and text?

4 Lecture 4 Discourse Grammar Paltridge, B.

1 October (2012). Discourse
Analysis. London:
Bloomsbury.
Chapter 6.
Lecture 5 Language and Gee, P. (2014).
3 October Context How to do
Discourse Analysis:
A Toolkit. London:
Routledge.
Unit 1.
5 Tutorial 3 Bridging language
8 October and context

Lecture 6 Saying, Doing and Gee, P. (2014).

10 October Designing How to do
Discourse Analysis:
A Toolkit. London:
Routledge. Unit 2
6 Lecture 7 Saying, Doing and Gee, P. (2014).
15 October designing How to do
Discourse Analysis:
A Toolkit. London:
Routledge
Unit 2
Lecture 8 Saying, Doing and Gee, P. (2014).
17 October Designing How to do
Discourse Analysis:

2
 A Toolkit. London:
Routledge
Unit 2
7 Tutorial 4 Representing
22 October People, Action and
Visual
Tutorial 5 Representing
24 October People, Action and
Visual
MID-SEM BREAK 26 October – 3 November

8 MID SEM ASSESSMENT

5 November

Seminar 1 Doing discourse Paltridge, B.

7 November analysis (2012). Discourse
(Term Paper) Analysis. London:
Bloomsbury,
Chapter 10

Keller, R. (2013).
Doing Discourse
Research: An
introduction for
social scientists.
London: SAGE
9 Lecture 9 Theoretical tools Gee, P. (2014).
12 November How to do
Discourse Analysis:
A Toolkit. London:
Routledge
Unit 4.
Seminar 2 Discourse and Paltridge, B.
14 December Pragmatics (2012). Discourse
Analysis. London:
Bloomsbury.
Chapter 3.
10 Lecture 10 Elements within Various sources
19 November discourse

Tutorial 6 Finalising poster

21 November demonstration and
individual project
11 Presentation Term Paper
26 November

Presentation Term Paper

28 November

12 Presentation Term Paper

3 December

Presentation Term Paper

5 December

3
 13 Lecture 11 Recap/summary Submission Term
10 December Paper (Turnitin)

Presentation Myth-busting Group

12 December Project Presentation

14 Presentation Myth-busting Group

17 December Project Presentation

Presentation Myth-busting Group

19 December Project Presentation

Key readings
Jones, R. H. (2012). Discourse analysis: Resource book for students. New York: Routledge.
Paltridge, B. (2012). Discourse analysis. London: Bloomsbury.
Gee, P. (2014). How to do Discourse Analysis: A Toolkit. London: Routledge.

Please make sure readings are done before class so that you may get involved with the
discussion.