"G. d'Annunzio"
Livello C1 di lingua inglese. Competenze base di Linguistica Generale e di Analisi del Discorso.
This course aims at consolidating the acquisition of structures and skills at the C2 level of CEFRL.
The module aims at analysing language within the framework of Critical Discourse Analysis to stimulate the students’ critical awareness with reference to linguistic choices enacted by media. It also aims at providing means for the analysis of ESP texts with particular reference to News Discourse and Political Discourse.
Course Title: Language & Power
MODULE 1: Linguistics
MODULE 2: Translation
Each week you will be asked to translate one or two texts at home. The texts will be then discussed in class on a peer-review basis. The texts will mainly be newspaper articles on politics and economy.
Module 1:Linguistics
The module aims at analysing language within the framework of Critical Discourse Analysis to stimulate the students’ critical awareness with reference to linguistic choices enacted by media. It also aims at providing means for the analysis of ESP texts with particular reference to News Discourse and political discourse.
Module 2:Translation:
Each week you will be asked to translate one or two texts at home. The texts will be then discussed in class on a peer-review basis. The texts will mainly be newspaper articles on politics and economics.
Bednarek, Monika and Caple, Helen 2012 News Discourse, Bloomsbury Publishing, chapters 1, 3, 4, 5, 6. Partington, Alan and Taylor, Charlotte 2018 The Language of Persuasion in Politics. An Introduction, London, Routledge, chapters 1, 2, 5, 7, 9.
Lectures and seminars.
Written exam divided in 2 parts: Multiple-choice and open questions (0/20) Lettorato (grammar and specialized vocabulary, 0/10) EN-IT & IT-EN Translations (0/30 each)
Oral exam
E-mail address: giulia.magazzu@unich.it
Language instructor: Angela Williams
