ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

(Department of English)

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Course: Discourse Analysis (9067) Semester: Autumn, 2023

Level: BS (English)

Please read the following instructions for writing you assignments. (AD, BS, B.Ed,
MA/MSc, Med, ODL Mode)
1. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks but within a question, the marks
are distributed according to its requirements.
2. Read the question carefully and the answer it according to the requirements of the
question.
3. Avoid irrelevant discussion/information and reproducing from books, study guide or
allied material.
4. Hand written scanned assignments are not acceptable.
5. Upload you typed (in Word or PDF format) assignments on or before the due date.
6. Your own analysis and synthesis will be appreciated.
7. Late assignments can’t be uploaded at LMS.
8. The students who attempt their assignments in Urdu/Arabic may upload a scanned
copy of the hand written assignments (in PDF format) on University LMS. The size
of the file should not exceed 5MB.

Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50

ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units 1-4)
Q.1 Discuss emergence and development of the field of Discourse Analysis with
special reference to the works of some of its key theorists and practitioners. (20)

Q.2 Highlight multiplicity and complexity of definitions and descriptions associated

with the term 'discourse' with relevant examples. (20)

Q.3 Explain the procedures of Conversation Analysis (CA). Also discuss the challenges
involved in analyzing institutionalized conversations. (20)

Q.4 Compare and contrast news and legal discourse in terms of their linguistic
structures and functions. (20)
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Q.5 Select a suitable extract of Pakistani political discourse and analyze the use of
cohesive linkers to make it coherent. Include the extract which you have selected
for analysis in your assignment in addition to its analysis. (20)

Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50

ASSIGNMENT No. 2
(Units 5-9)

Q.1 Discuss the method of Fairclough's three dimensional model of critical discourse
analysis. Also discuss some of the challenges involved in applying this model to
the study of advertising discourse. (20)

Q.2 Select a suitable piece of Pakistan television play(s) and reveal how is gender
ideology embedded in its discourse? You may need to transcribe data for an in-
depth analysis. (20)

Q.3 Which of the methodological approach, practiced in the field of discourse analysis,
is the most suitable in analyzing a naturally occurring talk? Justify your answer
with logical reasoning. (20)

Q.4 Compare and contrast discursive features of written and spoken discourses with
suitable examples. (20)

Q.5 What practical considerations should be made before selecting a suitable method of
discourse analysis within the context of social media discourses to analyze their
ideological practices? (20)