AJ12104 Introduction to Stylistics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ12104/A: Wed 19:10–20:45 G25, J. Pelclová
AJ12104/B: Wed 9:10–10:45 G32, J. Pelclová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ09999 Qualifying Examination || AJ01002 Practical English II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The objective is to make students understand the functional interpretation and construction of texts. At the end of the course students will be able to:
understand the key concepts and definitions in stylistics;
distinguish different styles;
recognize different linguistic patterns used as stylistic devices;
analyze texts and create various texts by the use of stylistic principles and devices.
Syllabus
  • Summary of topics to be discussed (not a week-by-week syllabus): 1.Defining style, stylistics, genre, register, dialect
  • 2.Stylistics and other linguistic fields
  • 3.Language of face-to-face conversation
  • 4.Public Speeches
  • 5.Language of mass media: newspapers, advertising
  • 6.Register of academic writing
  • 7.Language of comics
  • 8.Language and gender
  • 9.Narrative Stylistics
Literature
    required literature
  • BIBER, Douglas and Susan CONRAD. Register, genre, and style. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009, ix, 344. ISBN 9780521860604. info
  • SARACENI, Mario. The language of comics. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2003, ix, 110. ISBN 0415286700. info
  • GODDARD, Angela. The language of advertising : written texts. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2002, x, 131 s. ISBN 0-415-27802-3. info
  • REAH, Danuta. The language of newspapers. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2002, x, 126 s. ISBN 0-415-27804-X. info
  • WALES, Katie. A dictionary of stylistics. 2nd ed. Harlow: Longman, 2001, viii, 429. ISBN 0582317371. info
  • PRIDHAM, Francesca. The language of conversation. First published. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2001, ix, 96. ISBN 9780415229647. info
  • GODDARD, Angela and Lindsey Meân PATTERSON. Language and gender. New York: Routledge, 2000, vi, 122. ISBN 0415201772. info
  • MCLOUGHLIN, Linda. The language of magazines. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2000, xii, 115. ISBN 0415214246. info
Teaching methods
One 2 hour seminar per week
Assessment methods
Class attendance + presentation 20 % Final test 80 %
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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Teacher's information
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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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