UCJAP028 Text Building

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/9. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Jan Chovanec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
In spring 2021, the class will be taught online. The sessions take place on 19.2. and 5.3. Since the registration is still in progress, you will obtain a link to the first online session the day before the class. All relevant information will be provided during the first session.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the students to the methodological basis and objectives of text linguistics and demonstrate how text linguistics can be applied when performing grammatical and stylistic analyses. Students acquire an overview of the methods of text linguistics which they will apply on various text types.
Syllabus
  • 1. Structure of language, unlocking texts, analysing texts
    2. Principles of textuality
    3. Cohesion
    4. Coherence
    5. Intentionality
    6. Acceptability
    7. Context
    8. Text types and functions
    9. Spoken text
    10. Register
    11. Genre
    12. Style
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Geaney, D.:. Discourse Analysis and Related Topics for Teachers of English as a Second Language, Karolinum, 1996. info
  • McCarthy, M.:. Discourse analysis for language teachers, CUP, 1991. info
  • Tárnyiková, J.:. From text to texture, Olomouc, 2001. info
  • McCarthy, M.:. Issues in applied linguistics, CUP, 2001. info
  • Carter, R. et al.:. Working with texts. A core book for language analysis, Routledge, 1998. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 9 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Written test
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023.
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