SOUTHERN LUZON TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGE

FOUNDATION PIO DURAN, INC.

Bonifacio St. Brgy. 3, Pio Duran, Albay

Course Title Stylistics and Discourse Analysis

No. of Units 3
Contact Hours/Week 3 hours/week
Block BSED-English 3A and 3B
Duration A.Y. 2021-2022 (2nd Semester)
Instructor Mr. Jay N. Naz

Rationale and Course Description

Stylistics and Discourse Analysis introduces students to the analysis of naturally
connected discourse, spoken and written by providing them with some theoretical basis
(i.e. exposing students to the analysis of the communicative functions of language), and
more importantly providing students with tools to analyze a wide variety of discourse
types.
Learning Outcomes
In this course, the students should be able to:
a. discuss the characterizing spoken discourse versus those characterizing written
discourse
b. demonstrates knowledge that the differences in the first learning outcome above
depend largely on genres of texts
c. explain the basic concepts and main approaches to discourse analysis
d. apply the different approaches on short utterances
e. analyze authentic discourses (longer stretches of language)
f. define the notion of stylistics
g. identify the differences between discourse analysis and stylistics analysis
h. produce simple stylistic analyses of short literary texts concentrating on some
linguistic features of the texts sowing how they enhance the effectiveness of the
message
Course Outline
Course Content/Subject Matter
Week 1 Introduction
a. What is Discourse Analysis?
b. Differences between Spoken and Written Discourse
Week 2 Discourse and Pragmatics
Speech Acts and Discourse
The Cooperative Principle and Discourse
Politeness, Face, and Discourse
Week 3 Conversational Analysis
Week 4 Discourse and Society
Speech Community
Discourse and Language Choice
Discourse and Gender
Discourse and Ideology
Week 5 Critical Discourse Analysis
Principles of Critical Discourse Analysis
Doing Critical Discourse Analysis
Critical Discourse Analysis and Framing
Critical Discourse Analysis and Modality
 Critical Discourse Analysis and Identity
Week 6 Introduction to the Basic Concepts of Stylistics
Week 7 Presenting samples of Stylistics Analysis on various literary texts

Course Requirements
1. Modules (accomplished activities, worksheets, etc.)
2. Midterm and Final Examinations
3. Attendance
System of Computing Grades

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