Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2ELT508Discourse Analysis3+0+03707.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Master's Degree
Department / Program English Language Teaching
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course This course aims to introduce students to the theories and methods of Critical Discourse Analysis and enable them to apply these theories and methods to spoken, written, and visual texts.
Course Content This course introduces the theories and methods of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and their application to spoken, written, and visual texts. It begins with the theoretical and methodological traditions of the field and then focuses on analysing spoken, written, and visual texts through selected critical approaches. CDA examines how social and power relations, identities, and knowledge are constructed through language use in social contexts by means of written, visual, and spoken texts.
Course Methods and Techniques Presentation
Discussion
Case analysis
Pair and group work
Individual work
Critical discourse analysis of spoken, written, and visual texts
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Zekeriya DURMAZ zekeriya.durmaz@hku.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Rogers, R. (Ed.). (2004). An introduction to critical discourse analysis in education. Mahwah: Erlbaum.
Wodak, R., & Meyer, M. (2001). Methods of critical discourse analysis. London: Sage.
Course Notes Core texts:
Rogers, R. (Ed.). (2004). An introduction to critical discourse analysis in education. Mahwah: Erlbaum.
Wodak, R., & Meyer, M. (2001). Methods of critical discourse analysis. London: Sage.

Course Category
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 35
Assignment 1 % 15
Project 1 % 50
Total
3
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 5 70
Presentation 1 20 20
Mid-terms 1 28 28
Project 1 50 50
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 7 210

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Describe and compare the major theoretical and methodological traditions of Critical Discourse Analysis (e.g., Gee, Wodak, Bakhtin, van Dijk, Fairclough).
2 Explain how language use constructs power relations, ideologies, identities, and knowledge in social contexts.
3 Apply CDA theories and methods to analyse selected spoken, written, and visual texts critically.
4 Discuss and evaluate current developments and debates in the field, including CDA studies in educational settings.
5 Develop critical literacy and produce a research-informed presentation and final project based on a CDA approach.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to Discourse: Course overview and requirements; What is discourse? James Paul Gee Rogers (2004), Chapter 2 Presentation and discussion
2 Critical Discourse Analysis: What is CDA? Ruth Wodak Wodak and Meyer (2001), Chapter 1 Presentation, case analysis, pair and group discussion
3 Ideology and Power: Language, ideology and power relations; Mikhail Bakhtin - Presentation and discussion
4 Diversity in CDA: Multidisciplinary CDA: A Plea for Diversity; Teun A. van Dijk, Part 1 Wodak and Meyer (2001), Chapter 5 Presentation and discussion
5 Social Transformation: Social Transformation and the Semiotic Dimensions of Learning; Norman Fairclough, Part 3 Rogers (2004), Chapter 6 Presentation, case analysis, pair and group discussion
6 Diversity in CDA: Multidisciplinary CDA: A Plea for Diversity; Teun A. van Dijk, Part 2 Wodak and Meyer (2001), Chapter 5 Presentation, case analysis, pair and group discussion
7 Diversity in CDA: Multidisciplinary CDA: A Plea for Diversity; Teun A. van Dijk, Part 3 Wodak and Meyer (2001), Chapter 5 Presentation, case analysis, pair and group discussion
8 Mid-Term Week - -
9 Masculinity Discourses: Figured Worlds and Discourses of Masculinity: Being an adolescent male student in the reading classroom; Josephine Marsh and Jayne C. Lammers Rogers (2004), Chapter 5 Presentation, case analysis, pair and group discussion
10 Social Transformation: Social Transformation and the Semiotic Dimensions of Learning; Norman Fairclough, Part 1 Rogers (2004), Chapter 6 Presentation and discussion
11 Social Transformation: Social Transformation and the Semiotic Dimensions of Learning; Norman Fairclough, Part 2 Rogers (2004), Chapter 6 Presentation, case analysis, pair and group discussion
12 Individual Presentations: Student presentations, Part 1 Students ` presentations Individual work
13 Individual Presentations: Student presentations, Part 1 Students ` presentations Individual work
14 Individual Presentations: Student presentations, Part 2 Students ` presentations Individual work
15 General Evaluation: Overall review - Discussion
16 Final Exam Week - -

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
C1 4 1 4 2 3 3 2 2 2 1
C2 3 2 4 2 3 2 4 3 2 5
C3 3 3 4 5 1 2 3 3 3 4 2 2
C4 5 3 5 3 1 4 4 3 4 3 3
C5 3 2 4 4 2 2 5 4 4 5 3

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant