Course Description
An interdisciplinary study of language use, text analysis, and evaluation. The course will provide students with the ability to investigate and evaluate structural features of language and to identify the strategies used by different writers based on style and cultural backgrounds.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
In general, expectations for graduate students are higher, with
more stringent standards for grading. Additional requirements
for graduate students will include some combination of the
following: (1) additional required reading, including original
scholarly research; (2) longer and more complex written
assignments, which demonstrate a deeper and more sophisticated
understanding of concepts and theoretical issues introduced in
the course; (3) in-class presentations; (4) a final research
paper, which should include a literature review and conform to
professional standards in the discipline in terms of
organization, formatting, argumentation, and citations. If
undergraduates are also assigned a final research paper, theirs
will be shorter and will not require a thorough literature
review.
Athena Title
Discourse Analysis
Prerequisite
LING 3060 or LING 3150 or LING 3150W or LING 3250
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Topical Outline