3 ECTS credits
90 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4020588EER for all students in the 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.
Students are introduced to insights from conversation analysis and
linguistic discourse analysis and learn how to apply them in practice
to media texts (spoken and written genres: political speeches, advertising,
new and social media). Argumentation analysis is an important
aspect of discourse analysis.
.Support by arrangement and after classes
The student:
• has meta-linguistic knowledge of semantics and pragmatics • can analyse and assess texts from different genres • can describe the research methods that are used in text and discourse analysis • can apply these research methods independently and in a focused manner • has insights into how to construct an argument and the drafting of texts, and into the power of certain argumentation strategies
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The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The open book exam takes place in a computer room. Online sources may be consulted. Communication with others is not allowed.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Adult Education: Profile Cultural Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Translation: 2 talen (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Interpreting: 2 talen
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics 1 Language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics 2 Languages
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Multilingualism and Foreign Language Acquisition 1 Language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Multilingualism and Foreign Language Acquisition 2 Languages
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Multilingual Mediation and Communication - 2 languages
Master of Teaching in Languages: 1 taal (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Languages: 2 talen (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)