OVERVIEW

The course (6 ECTS, 36 hours) tackles topics in Hispanic Linguistics and is taught in semester 2 by Dr. Elena Errico.     

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to provide the theoretical and methodological foundations of discourse analysis in Spanish. The basic assumption will be that textual meaning is built at several intertwined levels - grammar, pragmatics, etc. - in constant interaction with the extra-linguistic context. The course will be taught in Spanish.

PREREQUISITES

None

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The oral political discourse in the media (interviews, talk shows, etc.) from a Pragmatics and Critical Discourse Analysis perspective. Authentic materials in Spanish will be analyzed, looking at the relationship between language, ideology and power that emerges from them.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fernández Lagunilla, M. La lengua en la comunicación política, voll. 1 e 2, Madrid: ArcoLibros, 2014.

Fuentes Rodríguez, C. Estrategias argumentativas y discurso político. Madrid: ArcoLibros, 2016.

Reyes, G. El abecé de la pragmática, Madrid: ArcoLibros, 1995.

van Dijk, T. Discurso y poder. Barcelona: Gedisa, 2009

Additional materials will be uploaded to the Aulaweb portal.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ANA LOURDES DE HERIZ RAMON (President)

ELENA ERRICO (President)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Semester 2

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written test

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam will consist of a written commentary in Spanish of a fragment of  oral political discourse. Grading will take into account familiarity with the contents of the bibliographical references and the ability to apply them both in terms of critical reflection and analysis of texts or transcriptions of interactions in Spanish. During the semester a compulsory assignment will also be submitted, which will be part of the final grade.

Exam schedule