UCJAAMK1 English in the Media

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/8/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Jan Chovanec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lucie Kučerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marie Machničová
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
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
  • English (programme FPF, N7310 Filo)
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce the students into the language of the media. The course uses various topics from the field of (critical) discourse analysis as the theoretical introduction into the subject matter. The seminars are devoted to specific analyses and interpretations of language usage in the massmedia on multiple levels, i.e. from the phonetic to the pragmatic level. The analyzed material mainly consists of newspaper texts and advertisements. Recommended literature: Fairclough, N.: Analysing Discourse, London: Routledge, 2003. Fairclough, N.: Media Discourse, London: Edward Arnold, 1995. Goddard, A.: The Language of Advertising, London: Routledge, 1998. Reah, D.: The Language of Newspapers, London: Routledge, 1998.
Syllabus
  • 1. The Language of Headlines 1
    2. The Language of Headlines 2
    3. Audience 1
    4. Audience 2
    5. Audience 3
    6. Representation of Groups in words1
    7. Representation of Groups in words 2
    8. Representation of Groups in words 3
    9. Representation of Groups in syntax 1
    10. Representation of Groups in syntax 2
    11. Discourse 1
    12. Discourse 2
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
See the study support English in the media
The final exam is based on an analysis of two articles related to two different topics discussed in the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Summer 2014, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2019, Winter 2020.
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