Syllabus
27/2/2024 Introduction; Instruments and objectives of linguistic interpretation; Methodology; Home assignment: pre-analyse a prose sample 5/3/2024 Text analysis 1 – Prose sample 12/3/2024 Text analysis 2 – Poetry sample 19/3/2024 Text analysis 3 – Topic suggested by students 26/3/2024 Text analysis 4 – Topic suggested by students 2/4/2024 Text analysis 5 – Student sample analyses 9/4/2024 Text analysis 6 – Student sample analyses 16/4/2024 Text analysis 7 – Student sample analyses 23/4/2024 Text analysis 8 – Student sample analyses
Annotation
This module motivates the students to deepen their linguistic knowledge, it cultivates their stylistic sensitivity, develops their interpretive skills and reinforces interdisciplinary relationships. Seminar activities which are established on home preparation make use of diverse approaches to text and discourse. Topics:
1. Introduction. Instruments and objectives of linguistic interpretation
2. Prose, poetry and/or drama sample analysis
3. Academic, legal and/or political discourse sample analysis
4. Newspaper, magazine and/or advertising discourse sample analysis
5. Textbook, manual, guidebook and/or graded reader sample analysis
6. (to be suggested by the students themselves)