文档介绍：Introducing Discourse Analysis
Objective: This course aims at providing you with some basic concepts and ideas in discourse analysis and helping you use this knowledge in practical language learning and teaching.
Assessment: 30% final Examination
70% Term Paper
Syllubus:
Lecture One What is discourse analysis?(McCarthy 5-32;Cook 3-12)
Key topics: discourse, text-forming devices,text,context
Lecture Two Functions of Language(Gillian Brown et al 1-2)
Lecture Three Context
Lecture Four Spoken versus written language(McCarthy 34,118)
Key topics: Spoken language(McCarthy 88) ,written language, types of discourse(Cook 95)
Lecture Five Linguistic elements in discourse
Key topics: grammatical cohesion,, lexical cohesion,
information structure, Theme, Rheme,
Lecture Six Conversation analysis(Guy Cook 52)
Lecture Seven Approaches to developing discourse skills
Lecture Eight parison and contrast : discourse in English an