Courses
EDUC7690 Written and Spoken Discourse (3 units)
- Medium of Instruction:
- English
This course aims at increasing students’ understanding of how language, both written and spoken, is used to communicate meaning in different contexts. It introduces basic techniques for describing and analysing written and spoken discourse, using a variety of discourse types, including classroom discourse. The relevance of the study of discourse for English language teaching will also be discussed.