This new programme builds on Lancaster's internationally recognised strengths in the field of discourse studies. Within this field Lancaster is best-known for its distinctive approaches to pragmatics, stylistics, and critical discourse analysis, due to the teaching involvement of Ruth Wodak, Greg Myers, Elena Semino and Veronika Koller.
The scheme will help you to realise your potential, whether you are studying for personal development, further academic study, or employment in a broad range of areas, including teaching in the UK and abroad, research, publishing and the media.
Aims The programme seeks to provide extensive and up-to-date knowledge and understanding of:
* the structure of discourse and text at all linguistic levels
* the uses of genres and argumentative as well as rhetorical strategies
* the social theories of discourse
* the national, regional and global varieties of genres and texts
* the patterns of discourse, including their variation across speech, image, and writing, various media, etc.
* the interdisciplinary application of discourse analysis.
Structure
You take six courses for credit (three in each term) and can audit one module per term (i.e. actively attend the module but not submit any work for assessment). In addition, you are required to attend the non-credit module on Research Methods in Linguistics and English Language, which provides an essential grounding in the research skills you will be using in the programme.
You are also strongly encouraged to attend the non-credit Postgraduate Academic Study Skills module, which helps you to become familiar with and get the best out of the study techniques the programme involves. Employment prospects The scheme paves the way for employment in a broad range of areas, including teaching in the UK and abroad, research, publishing and the media.
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