Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

3 Contact hours

Assessment methods

One essay on issues on the use of discourse analyses for language teaching & learning (40%), data analyses (30%) using different approaches, one article review & presentation (30%)

Course enquiries

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.

Course description

Not offered in 2013 The objectives of the course are to develop understanding of various approaches for discourse analysis; to evaluate different approaches in terms of their usefulness to language teaching & learning; to understand how a discourse perspective can enhance the teaching & learning of traditional areas of linguistic knowledge (pronunciation, grammar & vocabulary) & the teaching & learning of language processing skills (listening, reading, writing & speaking). This course may be cancelled if there are fewer than 20 enrolments.