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1. Name of Course : Text and Discourse Analysis

Course Code : CLS2233

2. Synopsis : This course covers different theoretical approaches to the analysis of human discourse. It helps students to understand the structure of a range of text types and natural-occurring
spoken discourse. Also, students have the opportunity to identify applications of discourse analysis in language teaching.

3. Name(s) of academic staff : Dr. Khatipah Binti Abdul Ghani (PhD)

4. Semester and Year offered : Semester 2 Year 1

5. Credit Value : 1

6.
Prerequisite/co-requisite:
(if any)

7. Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) : At the end of the course the students will be able to:
(example) - explain the basic principles of immunisation (C2,PLO1)

explain the concepts of discourse analysis

CLO1

apply various methods and approaches in analysing discourses

CLO2

integrate the concepts of discourse analysis in classroom teaching

CLO3

8. Mapping of the Course Learning Outcomes to the Programme Learning Outcomes, Teaching Methods and Assessment :

Programme Learning Outcomes (PLO)

Course Learning Outcomes Teaching Assessment
(CLO) Methods
PLO1 PLO2 PLO3 PLO4 PLO5 PLO6 PLO7 PLO8 PLO9 PLO10 PLO11 PLO12
ü
CLO 1
ü
CLO 2
ü
CLO 3

Indicate the relevancy between the CLO and PLO by ticking “/“ the appropriate relevant box.

(This description must be read together with Standards 2.1.2 , 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 in Area 2 - pages 16 & 18)
9. Transferable Skills (if applicable) 1 Enhance critical and creative thinking skill
(Skills learned in the course of study which can be useful and utilized in other settings)
2 Communicate effectively in basic speaking and writing

5
10. Distribution of Student Learning Time (SLT)

Teaching and Learning Activities

Guided Learning (F2F)

Guided
Course Content Outline CLO* Learning SLT
Independent
(NF2F) Learning (NF2F)
L T P O eg:
e-Learning

>definition of discourse analysis; Value of discourse of analysis; significance of the >communicative model:
encoder-decoder relationship, etc. 1 4 4
communicative context of a discourse and its purposes; link between discourse and schemata; link between
discourse and misinterpretation 1 4 4
>relationship between >discourse and genre; speech functions; apeech acts; Grice’s four maxims; Halliday’s field,
tenor, and mode in a discourse 1 4 4
>various rhetorical patterns of text organisation; macro level structural aspects: theme, focus, micro level
structural aspects: word choice, sentence structure, punctuation 2 5 5

>intertextuality and its effectiveness; effectiveness of multimodality; identify figures of speech and its
effectiveness in communication 2 5 5
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>the use of synonyms, antonyms, repetitions; the discourse’s point of view; aspects coherence and cohesion;
techniques in conducting conversation analysis 2 5 5
>coherence and cohesion in writing and speaking; Selection of word choice, sentence structures, and
paragraphing; strategies employed by writer/speaker; 2 9 9

>structural aspects of written and spoken language; plan teaching based on the structural elements of language;
display coherent moves while teaching in class 3 6 6

Total 42

Percentage
Continuous Assessment F2F NF2F SLT
(%)

1 Test 20 1 5 6

2 Assignment 20 8 8

3 discourse analysis project 20 0

4 0

5 0

6 0

7 0

Total 14

Percentage
Final Assessment F2F NF2F SLT
(%)

1 Final examination 40 3 9 12

2 0

3 0

4 0

5 0

Total 12

**Please tick (√) if this course is Latihan Industri/ Clinical Placement/ Practicum/ WBL using 2-weeks, 1 credit formula GRAND TOTAL SLT 68

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, P= Practical, O= Others, F2F=Face to Face, NF2F=Non Face to Face 1.7

*Indicate the CLO based on the CLO’s numbering in Item 8.

11 Identify special requirement to deliver
the course (e.g: software, nursery,
computer lab, simulation room, etc)

12 References (include required and further readings, and should be the most current)
Rangel, E. S., Paulston, C. B., & Kiesling, S. F. (2012). The handbook of intercultural discourse and communication. Malden, MA: Willey-Blackwell.
Baker, P., & Ellece, S. (2012). Key terms to discourse analysis. London: London Continuum.
Walsh, S. (2011). Exploring classroom discourse: Language in action. London: Routledge.
Young, R. F. (2009). Discursive practice in language learning and teaching. Chichester:Willey-Blackwell.
Dijk, T. A. V. (2009). Society and discourse: How social contexts influence text and talk. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

13 Other additional information : Mackey, A. (2007). Conversational Interaction in Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Widdowson, H.G. (2007). Discourse Analysis. China: Oxford University Press
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