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COURSE SYLLABUS IN ENGLISH 312 DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

COURSE CODE / TITLE English 312 Discourse Analysis

CREDIT UNITS 3 Units
SEMESTER, SCHOOL YEAR First Semester SY 2017-2018
FACULTY Ma. Celina S. Santos
COURSE PRE-REQUISITES None
English 312 or Discourse Analysis For Science and Technology deals with the study of language beyond the
COURSE DESCRIPTION boundaries of a sentence or utterance, the interrelationships between language and society and with the
dialogic properties of everyday communications as applied to Science and Technology.
This course direct the learners:
1. To have a better knowledge of understanding the nature of spoken and written texts.
2. To elaborate the ways of the speakers and writers adjustment of their verbal communication.
COURSE OBJECTIVES 3. To find techniques in understanding a certain discourse.
4. To exercise the right usage of tools in analyzing sets of discourse.
5. To understand the different meanings in breaking down the spoken and written texts.
6. To differentiate the differences between the nature of spoken and written texts.
The Marikina Polytechnic College shall be the national center for higher professional teacher and technical
MPC VISION education and training and development center for shoe and leather craft and other allied industries by the
year 2020.
MPC MISSION The college is committed to promote quality and relevant education and training for prospective
administrators, teachers, trainers and technopreneurs and produce quality researches for the development
of shoe and leather craft and other allied industries.
COURSE LEARNING Apply and compare the different approaches of discourse analysis.
OUTCOME
VALUES INFUSED 1. Appreciate the importance of knowing discourse analysis,
2. Awareness in interpreting the meaning of spoken and written texts.
 SESSION COURSE LEARNING TOPIC / CONTENT INSTRUCTIONAL ASSESSMENT
NUMBER OUTCOME DELIVERY/ STRATEGIES/
( BY WEEK ) ACTIVITIES
Substantiate knowledge
of major theoretical 1. Introduction  Discussion  Quiz
1st – 2nd frameworks and current 2. Definition  Task accomplishment  Oral recitation
weeks issues in discourse 3. Types and fields of study.  Hand outs ( class participation)
analysis. 4. The emergence of discourse analysis.  PowerPoint  Presentation of
Presentation sample
Expound the relevance materials
and usefulness of
discourse studies to the
field of applied
linguistics.
Distinguish the roles of
cohesion and coherence Discourse analysis and language teaching  Lecture – Discussion  Quiz
3rd- 4th in discourse analysis. A. Discourse grammar  Task  Activity /
weeks B. Cohesion and reference Accomplishments exercise
Instruct oneself with the C. Discourse markers  Drills  Recitation
patterns of discourse. D. Coherence  PowerPoint
E. Discourse structure Presentation
 Handouts

Apprehend the
differences between  7 linguistics features of written and  Lecture – Discussion  Activity
5th – 6th interactional and spoken discourse.  Task  Evaluation of
Weeks transactional uses of  Discourse analysis and science. Accomplishments linguistic data
language.  Sample materials  Classroom
discussion
Explore the use of
nominalization in
scientific discourse.
Establish understanding
7th of the rationale of  Discourse analysis and principle of  Lecture – Discussion  Quiz
 week discourse analysis in the language teaching.  Task  Oral recitation
language classroom. Accomplishments ( class participation)

8th Midterm Examination

week

9th  Zero Derivational  Discussion  Quiz

week Nominalization  Derivational Morphology  Handouts  Graded
 PowerPoint recitation/
Presentation participation

10th  Sequence  Discussion  Recitation/

week Discourse structure  Structure of discourse  PowerPoint participation
Presentation

11th – 12th Principles of  Six Principles of M.A.K Halliday  Discussion  Recitation

Weeks M.A.K Halliday  Handouts  Group activity
 PowerPoint  Quiz
Nunan’s organic Presentation
grammar

13th – 14th Conversational  Analyzing texts  Reporting  Graded

Weeks analysis  Handouts recitation
 PowerPoint  Group activity
Variation analysis Presentation  Quiz
 Role play

15th Face Threatening  Positive and Negative Face  Discussion  Class

Week Acts  PowerPoint participation
( FTA ) Presentation  Quiz
  Maxims of Quality  Discussion  Recitation
16th  Maxims of Quantity  Handouts  Group activity
Week Grice’s Maxims  Maxims of Manner  PowerPoint  Quiz
 Maxims of Relevance Presentation
 Maxims of Politeness

17th Understanding different  Ethnography of Communication  Discussion  Recitation

week discourse on the  PowerPoint  Group activity
different races and Presentation  Quiz
cultures.

18th
Week Finals Examination

Course References Paltridge, Brian. (2012). Discourse Analysis, An Introduction. London: Bloomsburry Academy

Additional Supplementary Materials Machin, David and Andrea Mayr (2012) How to do Critical Discourse Analysis: A Multimodal
Introduction.

Course Requirements Attendance / Attitude - 10 %

Quizzes - 20 %
Recitation / Class Participation - 20 %
Midterm / Final Examination - 25 %
Assignments / Projects / Activity - 25 %

Course Policies Students are expected to observe the academic policies and code of conduct and discipline based
on the students’ manual.
 Noted By:

Prepared by: Dr. Elpidio C. Quinzon, Ed.D.

Dean of Technical Teacher Education

Ma. Celina S. Santos

BTTE IV-K / ENGLISH