discourse syllabus

Course : Discourse analysis
Course Number :
Semester : VI
Prerequisite :

Standard of Competence
Students are able to carry out discourse analysis and use as the foundation of teaching English as a Foreign language in Indonesia.

Basic Competencies
1. Students
a. Explain the nature of discourse
b. Recognize discourse properties
c. Explain language functions
d. Recognize conversational principles
e. Explain speech acts
f. Explain discourse approaches
g. Recognize discourse structure
h. Explain kinds of discourse
i. Explain the implication of discourse principles for teaching English as a Foreign Language In Indonesia

Learning Experiences
Students are able to
find definitions of key concepts (discourse, cohesion coherence, schemata etc)
summarize related topics
analyze various kinds of discourse
comprehending various kinds of discourse
experiment the application of discourse principles in teaching discourse comprehension (reading) and discourse comprehension (writing and speaking)

Indicators
Students are able
to define the nature of discourse
to identify elements of discourse
to classify language functions
to define conversational principles
to define speech acts
to apply discourse approaches
to identify backgrounds of discourse sender and receiver
to distinguish discourse structure
to analyze various kinds of discourse
to apply discourse principles to comprehend various kinds of discourse
to conduct a mini research (assigned by the teacher)

Course Contents
the nature of discourse
discourse properties
language functions
conversational principles
speech acts
approaches to discourse processing
discourse types and discourse parts
backgrounds of discourse sender and receiver
discourse structure
general discourse activities
classroom discourse
the implication of discourse analysis principles for teaching discourse comprehension and discourse production

Learning Strategies
lectures
individual presentation
group work
class discussion
case study
mini research

Assessment system
group work (discussion and presentation)
mini research project
mid-term test
final-semester test

Scoring system
mid-term semester score
end-of-term score
formative –test score
Final score
40% (mid-term test score) + 60% (final-test score)
References
Brown, Gillian and George Yule. 1983 Discourse Analysis. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Cook. Guy 1990. Discourse. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Hatch, E. 1992. Discourse & Language Education. Cambridge: CUP
Renkema, Jan. 1993. Discourse Studies. An Introductory Text book. Amesterdam:
John Benyamin.