Interested in an LLC Summer Course?

Thu, 11 Feb 2016 09:07:33 -0500

If you have an interest in earning 3 credits this summer, consider taking Dr. Christine Mallinson's LLC 750: Discourse and Conversation Analysis class.

Course objectives:

To think critically about the role of language, language ideologies, and linguistic practice in our everyday practice and in our social institutions,

To acquire a basic understanding of the collective areas of study known as discourse analysis and conversation analysis, particularly from the fields of linguistics, sociology, anthropology, and media/communication studies,

To conduct close readings of written and spoken texts in a variety of forms and genres, particularly with regard to how power circulates through language,

To compare and assess various methodologies of discourse/ conversation analysis in relation to one’s own individual research interests/project.

This would be offered as a 4-week on-line class in Summer Session II (July 11th to August 15). It is open to any LLC student.

The course can only be offered if there is enough interest, so please email Liz Steenrod at esteenrod@umbc.edu if you would sign up. (If you've already contacted her, no need to do so again.)

Deadline to let us know your interest is February 15th.