Advanced Textual Analysis

Course content

This course is designed to provide an introduction to discourse analysis, the study of language in context, for non-specialists in the area of language study. The course aims to take a holistic approcah to multifactorial textual analysis. Advanced Textual Analysis makes use of the findings from semantics, etymology, lexicology, lexicography, discourse analysis and pragmatics in analyzing a variety of selected texts developing further reading skills, putting a special emphasis on improving vocabulary development strategies. Students are sensitized to subtle distinctions or variations in meaning between synonyms, idioms, phrasal verbs, and proverbial sayings by dealing with discionary skills in depth and are provided with the means to achieve vocabulary development autonomously.