Assignment - English 1020

Course Description:

Discourse analysis examines the structuring and use of language to promote social action—i.e. language produced in recognition of and response to its role in society and effects on others. Research explores spoken, written, and visual texts and sociolinguistic aspects of the relationship between languages, cultures, and individuals. Students will come to understand that identity—personal, social, national—as well as ideology—are constructed by and, in turn, serve to construct interactional discourse.

STUDENT TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS/REQUIREMENTS

2. Student Symposium Abstract (20% of course grade)

sponsors a student research and creative activities symposium.

Because our Linguistics program strongly encourages participation in this symposium, you will be required to write and submit an abstract based on your course research paper for presentation. We will follow Linguistic Society of

America guidelines for the abstract preparation. Your abstract will be due to me

one week before it is due to the Symposium organizers.

3.Research Paper (60% of course grade) Your primary, semester-long assignment is to prepare a research paper that analyzes naturally-occurring narrative discourse. You choose the data and the purpose of your analysis. We’ll help one another select the appropriate methodologies to use for analyzing your data. We’ll also help one another choose the relevant articles in which to theoretically ground your analysis.

In above, now you can start with Student Symposium Abstract only.