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46880-01 - Course: Language Ideology: how language discourse functions to construct meanings 3 CP

Semester spring semester 2017
Course frequency Irregular
Lecturers Peter Robert Burleigh (p.burleigh@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Content This course is designed to raise a number of questions about the links between language and ideology. A key question of this course is how language shapes social practices, and what the subsequent discursive effects of social practices are. To this end, there are three approaches that we will take to critical discourse analysis: the Lancaster school of critical discourse, and the work of Norman Fairclough will be central in considering how language is a mechanism through which power relations are expressed, and how power is instilled in language. Further, classic Marxist discourse following Stuart Hall’s position will inform the course; finally a Foucauldian approach to discourse will also be considered. In terms of material, we will be exploring mass discourse phenomena, such as advertising, marketing, and political or media discourse. The other aspect of the course is to think and practise how to address the field, engage in debate, and express your argument clearly.
Learning objectives Students will learn about key terms in critical discourse analysis; will develop critical approaches to mass-media discourse; will practise engaging in the field and expressing a clear argument in the debate on media.
Bibliography A list of texts will be provided at the beginning of the course.
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Admission requirements Open only to registered students of English.
Course application Please register by e-mail to alex.van-lierde@unibas.ch by 1 February. The number of participants is limited to 24 students.
Language of instruction English
Use of digital media Online, mandatory

 

Interval Weekday Time Room

No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.

Modules Modul Introduction to Academic Communication in English (Bachelor's degree subject: English)
Assessment format continuous assessment
Assessment details Assessment will be conducted throughout the course and will involve spoken as well as written assignments to complete.
Assessment registration/deregistration Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required
Repeat examination no repeat examination
Scale Pass / Fail
Repeated registration as often as necessary
Responsible faculty Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch
Offered by Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft

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