The course motivates the students to deepen their linguistic knowledge, to cultivate their stylistic sensitivity and to enhance their interpretive skills. The students actively co-construct the syllabus. Established on home preparation, the seminar activities combine diverse approaches to text and discourse,which stresses interdisciplinarity.
Themes:
1.Introduction – instruments and objectives of linguistic interpretation of texts and discourse
2.Analyzing samples of fiction, poetry and/or drama
3.Analyzing samples of academic, legal and/or political discourse
4.Analyzing samples of newspaper, magazine and/or advertising discourse
5.Analyzing samples of textbooks, manuals, guidebooks and/or simplified texts (graded readers)
6.(To be suggested by students themselves)
Last update: Kadrnožková Monika, PhDr., Ph.D. (26.10.2020)
The course motivates the students to deepen their linguistic knowledge, to cultivate their stylistic sensitivity and to enhance their interpretive skills. The students actively co-construct the syllabus. Established on home preparation, the seminar activities combine diverse approaches to text and discourse,which stresses interdisciplinarity.
Themes:
1.Introduction – instruments and objectives of linguistic interpretation of texts and discourse
2.Analyzing samples of fiction, poetry and/or drama
3.Analyzing samples of academic, legal and/or political discourse
4.Analyzing samples of newspaper, magazine and/or advertising discourse
5.Analyzing samples of textbooks, manuals, guidebooks and/or simplified texts (graded readers)
6.(To be suggested by students themselves)
Last update: Kadrnožková Monika, PhDr., Ph.D. (26.10.2020)
Literature -
CRYSTAL, David. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. ISBN 0-521-40179-8.
CARTER, Ronald, GODDARD, Angela, REAH, Danuta, SANGER, Keith, SWIFT, Maggie. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis. 3rd ed. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2008. ISBN10: 0-415-41424-5.
GEE, James P., HANDFORD, Michael. (eds) The Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2014. ISBN 978-0-415-70978-1.
HYLAND, Ken. Academic Discourse. English in a Global Context. London, New York: Continnuum, 2009. ISBN 978-0-8264-9804-5.
JEFFRIES, Lesley. Critical Stylistics. The Power of English. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. ISBN 978 -0-333-96449-1.
LEECH, Geoffrey, SHORT, Michael. Style in Fiction: A Linguistic Introduction to English Fictional Prose. 2nd edition. Harlow: Pearson Education Ltd., 2007. ISBN 978-0-582-78409-3.
REAH, Danuta. The Language of Newspapers. 2nd ed. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2002. ISBN10: 0-415-27805-8.
SHORT, Michael. Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose. Abingdon: Routledge, 2015. ISBN 9780582291300.
SIMPSON, Paul. Stylistics. A Resource Book for Students. London: Routledge, 2004. ISBN 0-41528105-9.
VERDONK, Peter. Stylistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-19-437240-5.
Last update: Kadrnožková Monika, PhDr., Ph.D. (26.10.2020)
CRYSTAL, David. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. ISBN 0-521-40179-8.
CARTER, Ronald, GODDARD, Angela, REAH, Danuta, SANGER, Keith, SWIFT, Maggie. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis. 3rd ed. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2008. ISBN10: 0-415-41424-5.
GEE, James P., HANDFORD, Michael. (eds) The Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2014. ISBN 978-0-415-70978-1.
HYLAND, Ken. Academic Discourse. English in a Global Context. London, New York: Continnuum, 2009. ISBN 978-0-8264-9804-5.
JEFFRIES, Lesley. Critical Stylistics. The Power of English. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. ISBN 978 -0-333-96449-1.
LEECH, Geoffrey, SHORT, Michael. Style in Fiction: A Linguistic Introduction to English Fictional Prose. 2nd edition. Harlow: Pearson Education Ltd., 2007. ISBN 978-0-582-78409-3.
REAH, Danuta. The Language of Newspapers. 2nd ed. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2002. ISBN10: 0-415-27805-8.
SHORT, Michael. Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose. Abingdon: Routledge, 2015. ISBN 9780582291300.
SIMPSON, Paul. Stylistics. A Resource Book for Students. London: Routledge, 2004. ISBN 0-41528105-9.
VERDONK, Peter. Stylistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-19-437240-5.
Last update: Kadrnožková Monika, PhDr., Ph.D. (26.10.2020)
