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Discourse Analysis (KSK_025)
About Study Course
Department: Faculty of Social Sciences
Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Sergejs Kruks
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Political Science; Management Science; Communication Science; Sociology; Social Anthropology; Health Management; Information and Communication Science
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Sociology
Objective
To learn the concepts and methodology of discourse analysis.
Prerequisites
Introduction to Philosophy.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
Knows the main theoretical concepts of relations between language and reality; methodology of text and conversation analysis.
Skills
Collection of linguistic data, creation of a minicorpus, extraction of data with Bash and SketchEngine, development of discourse analysis methodology for case study.
Competence
Critically evaluate the role of language in meaning making and mantaining of power relations.
Study course planning
Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elective courses, C-kursi | 1 | Free choice | Sergejs Kruks |
Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Anthropology, SAM | 3 | Master’s | Limited choice |
