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English 6310:01 Studies in Language Structure and Development
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Spring 2007

Professor: Martin M. Jacobsen, Ph.D.	Office: CC 413B
Email: MJacobsen@mail.wtamu.edu	Office Phone: 651-2460
Home: www.wtamu.edu/academic/fah/eng/wc/marty3.htm	Office Hours: By appointment

Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree, curiosity

Course Goals: This course will explore the fundamentals of discourse analysis. We will examine methodological approaches to discourse analysis, definitions of discourse, minimal units of discourse, and likely anything that emerges along the way.

Course Objectives:

Learning about discourse analysis and its role in English studies
Recognizing the systematicity of discourse and language
Providing theoretical, methodological, and instructional experience in discourse studies
Understanding the relationship between language and human existence
Expanding your intellectual abilities as a result of the above

Course Method: The primary assignment for this course will be for each student to prepare and deliver one class period's instruction based on chapters in our text, and then to design practical or methodological exercises for the following day. Fortuitously, our class has one-to-one student/chapter correspondence.

Textbooks:
Johnstone, Barbara. Discourse Analysis. Oxford: Blackwell, 2002.

Electronic Resources

Course Policies: Certain simple rules provide a basis for equal treatment and evaluation of all students. These rules are listed below.

Attend all classes on time.
Hand in work on time.
Pay attention.
Do your own work.
Advise me of any special needs you may have immediately. WTAMU seeks to provide reasonable accommodation for all qualified persons with disabilities. This university will adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student's responsibility to register with the Disability Support Services and to contact the faculty member in a timely fashion to arrange for suitable accommodations.
Other policies may be instituted as needed.

Remaining in this class after receiving this syllabus indicates your agreement with the course requirements as stated herein.

Daily Syllabus:

01/17 Course Policies, Introductions, Linguistics
03/21 Discourse and Purpose

01/24 Definitions 03/28 Projects

01/31 Definitions 04/04 Projects

02/07 Discourse and World 04/11 Projects

02/14 Discourse Structure: Parts and Sequences 04/18 Professional Issues

02/21 Speakers, Hearers, Audiences 04/25 General Themes

02/28 Prior Texts, Prior Discourses 05/02 Fusion

03/07 Discourse and Medium

05/09 Final Exam

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01/17 Course Policies, Introductions, Linguistics	03/21 Discourse and Purpose
01/24 Definitions	03/28 Projects
01/31 Definitions	04/04 Projects
02/07 Discourse and World	04/11 Projects
02/14 Discourse Structure: Parts and Sequences	04/18 Professional Issues
02/21 Speakers, Hearers, Audiences	04/25 General Themes
02/28 Prior Texts, Prior Discourses	05/02 Fusion
03/07 Discourse and Medium