Interested in an LLC Summer Course?
"Discourse And Conversation Analysis" May be Offered
If you have an interest in earning 3 credits this summer, consider taking Dr. Christine Mallinson's LLC 750: Discourse and Conversation Analysis class.
This would be offered as a 4-week on-line class in Summer Session II (July 11th to August 15). It is open to any LLC student.
Course objectives:
- To think critically about the role of language, language ideologies, and linguistic practice in our everyday practice and in our social institutions,
- To acquire a basic understanding of the collective areas of study known as discourse analysis and conversation analysis, particularly from the fields of linguistics, sociology, anthropology, and media/communication studies,
- To conduct close readings of written and spoken texts in a variety of forms and genres, particularly with regard to how power circulates through language,
- To compare and assess various methodologies of discourse/ conversation analysis in relation to one’s own individual research interests/project.
The course can only be offered if there is enough interest, so please email Liz Steenrod at esteenrod@umbc.edu if you would sign up. (If you've already contacted her, no need to do so again.)
Deadline to let us know your interest is February 15th.
Posted: February 11, 2016, 9:07 AM