Competencies and objectives

 

Course context for academic year 2021-22

This course gives students an overview of some of the central traditions in discourse studies, examining their theories, concepts and findings. As a result, students will be able to explore discourse in diverse communicative situations around them in an informed, reasoned and critical manner, and studiy phenomena of their own interest.

 

 

Learning outcomes / Course competencies (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees) for academic year 2021-22

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Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

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Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2021-22

- To introduce students to the methods, terminology and main findings of discourse studies dealing with the various uses of language(s) in a variety of social contexts. 

- To inculcate an appreciation of two basic dimensions of discourse: a) conveying content and describing a reality; b) performing social actions and constructing social reality and social structures.
- To guide students through selected readings on the subject, and prepare them to design small investigations.

 

 

General

Code: 31055
Lecturer responsible:
Sánchez Fajardo, José Antonio
Credits ECTS: 6,00
Theoretical credits: 1,60
Practical credits: 0,80
Distance-base hours: 3,60

Departments involved

  • Dept: English Philology
    Area: English Studies
    Theoretical credits: 1,6
    Practical credits: 0,8
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.

Study programmes where this course is taught