HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Communication & Journalism
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Zohar Kampf
Coordinator Office Hours:
10:00-11:00Monday
Teaching Staff:
Prof Zohar Kampf, Ms. Roni Danzinger, Ms. Amit Turgeman, Ms. Olga Pasitselska, Ms. Lina Obeid
Course/Module description:
The course will introduce the main approaches for the study of language and communication, including: Semiotics, Semantics, Discourse Analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis, Narrative Analysis, Pragmatics, Politeness Theory, Ethnography of Communication, Sociolinguistics and Conversation Analysis
Course/Module aims:
The course will introduce the main approaches for the study of language and communication.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
The students will be able to identify the main approaches in Discourse Analysis and to analyze written and spoken discourses.
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture and exercise
Course/Module Content:
Introduction: language, media and social worlds
Language: structure, functions, actions
Semiotics
Semantics
Discourse Analysis
Critical Discourse Analysis
Narrative Analysis
Pragmatics
Politeness Theory
Ethnography of Communication
Sociolinguistics
Mediated interactions (CA)
Hebrew in the media
Conclusions
Required Reading:
Silverstone, R. (1999) Why study the media, London. Sage.
Saussure, Ferdinand de. (1983) Course in General Linguistics. Eds. Charles Bally and Albert Sechehaye. Trans. Roy Harris. La Salle, Illinois: Open Court.
Jakobson, R. (1960). Closing Statement: Linguistics and Poetics. In Thomas A. Sebeok (Ed.), Style in Language (pp. 350-377). Cambridge: M.I.T. Press.
Barthes, R.,(1972) Mythologies. New York: Hill and Wang
Nir, R. (1989) Introduction to Linguistics. Ramat Aviv: OUP
Nir, R. (1989) Hebrew Semantics. Ramat Aviv: OUP
Pasitselska, O. (2017). Ukrainian crisis through the lens of Russian media: Construction of ideological discourse. Discourse & Communication, 11(6), 591-609.
Johnstone, B. (2007). Discourse analysis. Oxford: Blackwell (Chapter 1).
Fairclaugh, N. & Wodak, R. (1997). Critical Discourse Analysis, pp. 258-285 in T.van Dijk (Ed.), Discourse as social interaction. London: Sage.
Rohe, Itzhak. And Refael, Nir. 1990. “Speech presentation in the Israel radio news: Ideological constraints and rhetorical strategies.” Text 10 (3): 225-244.
Yule, G. (1996), Pragmatics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp, 47-58.
Danziger, R. (2020). The pragmatics of flattery: The strategic use of solidarity-oriented actions. Journal of Pragmatics, 170, 413-425.
Kampf, Z., & Danziger, R. (2019). ‘You dribble faster than Messi and jump higher than Jordan’: The art of complimenting and praising in political discourse. Journal of Politeness Research, 15(1), 1-23.
Goffman, E (1959) The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life New York: Doubleday.
Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp, 59-67.
Katriel, T (1999). Keywords. Haifa University Press & Zmora-Bitan. [Hebrew].
Muchnik, M. (2002) Language, Society and Culture. Ramat Aviv: OUP
Bernstein , B.(1994) " Social Class , Language and Socialization ". In: Corner, J. and Hawthorn, J.(Eds): Communication Studies : An Introductory Reader ,(Pp.47- 55) London, New York: Edward Arnold.
Tolson, A. (2006). Introducing media talk. In: Media talk: Spoken discourse on TV and radio (pp. 3-23). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Cameron, D (2001). Working with spoken discourse. London: Sage (pp. 31-44)
Additional Reading Material:
None
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 60 %
Assignments 40 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
None
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