Digital Discourse and Social Media (SLAT3030)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Languages & Cultures School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 1 Hour/ Week
General contact hours 2 Hours/ Week
Prerequisite
16 units of study
Recommended prerequisite
COMU1002, COMU2040 or other relevant courses (please contact the course coordinator)
Assessment methods
Reading presentation, data analysis, project presentation, final project
Course enquiries
Doctor Valeria Sinkeviciute (Semester 2, St Lucia, In person)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
Social interaction in online spaces and with digital technologies is at the core of today¿s daily life. This course aims to explore in detail the key components of digital discourse, primarily focussing on conversations on social media, and provide students with the tools to analyse social interaction in those contexts. The data analysed in the course will come from various naturally-occurring conversations on social media as well as from human-computer interactions. The topics covered in the course will be indicative of the main discourses that are prevalent in digital and online settings.
Archived offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
