Stephen van Vlack

Sookmyung Women`s University

Graduate School of TESOL

Discourse Analysis

Spring 2006

Course Syllabus

Week 1: March 2

Introductions.

Go over the Discourse Analysis (DA) winter reading project.

Homework: Get the materials. Read McCarthy, Chapter 1 and Celce-Murcia and Olshtain, Chapters 1 and 2.

Week 2: March 9

♦       McCarthy, Michael. (1991). Discourse analysis for language teachers. Cambridge: CUP, Chapter 1; What is Discourse Analysis?, pp. 5-33.

■       Celce-Murcia, M. and Olshtain, E. (2000). Discourse and context in language teaching. Cambridge: CUP, Chapters 1: Introduction to Discourse Analysis & 2: Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis, pp. 2-28.

Winter reading project report due.

                  Homework: Read Johnstone, Chapter 2, and PD, Chapters 1 & 2.

Week 3: March 16

■       Johnstone, Barbara. (2002). Discourse analysis. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, Chapter 2: Discourse and World, pp. 29-62.

■       Kasper, G and Rose, K. (2002) Pragmatic development in a second language. Language Learning 52: Supplement 1. (PD), Chapter 1: Introduction to second language pragmatic development, pp. 1-12.

■       PD, Chapter 2: Theories of Second Language Pragmatic Development, pp. 13-62.

Homework: Read Cornbleet & Carter, Chapters 1 & 4 and PD, Chapter 3.

Week 4: March 23

•       Cornbleet, S. and Carter, R. (2001). The language of speech and writing. London: Routledge, Unit 2: The Nature of Speaking, pp. 17-31 and Unit 4: The Language of Speaking, pp. 59-72.

•       PD, Chapter 3: Approaches to Pragmatic Developmental Research, pp. 63-116.

Homework: Read and Celce-Murcia and Olshtain, Chapters 9 & 10 and PD, Chapter 4.

Week 5: March 30

□       Celce-Murcia, M. and Olshtain, E. (2000). Discourse and context in language teaching. Cambridge: CUP, Chapters 9: Speaking and 10: Curriculum Design and Materials Development, pp. 164-200.

□       PD, Chapter 4: Developmental Patterns in Second Language Pragmatics, pp. 117-158.

Homework: Read McCarthy, Chapter 2 PD, Chapter 5, and James, Chapter 3.

Week 6: April 6

•       McCarthy, Michael. (1991). Discourse analysis for language teachers. Cambridge: CUP, Chapter 2; Discourse Analysis and Grammar, pp. 34-63..

•       PD, Chapter 5: The Development of Pragmatics and Grammar, pp. 159-190.

•       James, Carl. (1998). Chapter 3, Defining Error, pp. 62-89.

Homework: Read McCarthy, Chapter 3, PD, Chapter 6, and James, Chapter 5.

Week 7: April 13

●       McCarthy, Michael. (1991). Discourse analysis for language teachers. Cambridge: CUP, Chapter 3: Discourse Analysis and Vocabulary, pp. 64-87.

●       PD, Chapter 6: Learning Context and Learning Opportunities, pp. 191-236.

●       James, Carl. (1998). Chapter 5, Levels of Error, pp. 129-172

Homework: Read McCarthy, Chapter 5, PD, Chapter 7 and James, Chapter 8.

Week 8: April 20

■       McCarthy, Michael. (1991). Discourse analysis for language teachers. Cambridge: CUP, Chapter 5: Spoken Language, pp. 118-146.

■       PD, Chapter 7: The Role of Instruction in Learning Second Language Pragmatics, pp. 237-274.

■       James, Carl. (1998). Chapter 8, Error Correction, pp. 235-266.

                  Homework: Read Johnstone, Chapters 7 & 8 and PD, Chapter 8.

Week 9: April 27

•       Johnstone, Barbara. (2002). Discourse analysis. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, Chapters 7 & 8: Discourse and Purpose & Some General Themes, pp. 196-238.

•       PD, Chapter 8: Individual Differences in L2 Pragmatic Development, pp. 275-304.

Homework: Read PD, Chapter 9 and DAC, Chapter 1.

Week 10: May 4

•       PD, Chapter 9: Epilogue, pp. 305-312.

•       Riggenbach, Heidi. (1999). Discourse analysis in the language classroom: Volume 1. The spoken language. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. (DAC), Chapter 1: Overview: Discourse Analysis in the Language Classroom, pp. 1-35.

Homework: Read DAC, Chapter 2 and PELTS, Chapter 1.

Week 11: May 11

•       DAC, Chapter 2: Students as Discourse Analysts/Language Researchers, pp. 36-52.

●       Bailey, Kathleen. (2005). Practical English language teaching: Speaking. New York: McGraw-Hill. (PELTS), Chapter 1: What is Speaking?, pp. 1-28.

Homework: Read DAC, Chapter 3 and PELTS, chapter 2.

Week 12: May 18

●       DAC, Chapter 3: Ways of Speaking, pp. 53-145.

●       PELTS, Chapter 2: Speaking for Beginning Level Learners, pp. 29-88.

Homework: Read DAC, Chapter 4 and PELTS, chapter 3 .

Week 13: May 25

●       DAC, Chapter 4: Micro Skills: Pronunciation, Grammar, and Vocabulary, pp. 146-210.

●       PELTS, Chapter 3: Speaking for Intermediate Level Learners, pp. 89-118.

Homework: Read PELTS, chapter 4 .

Week 14: June 1

●       PELTS, Chapter 4: Speaking for Advanced Level Learners, pp. 119-157.

Homework: Read PELTS, chapter 5.

Week 15: June 8

●       PELTS, Chapter 5: Key Issues in Teaching Speaking, pp. 158-157.

                  Homework: You have to be kidding!!