Sumários

Workshop 8: Multimodality and critical discourse analysis

9 Abril 2025, 12:30 Carlos Gouveia

Analysis of two multimodal texts (Units 8 and 10). The interplay of verbal language with visual language in the texts. What to consider when dealing with multimodal texts. Critical analytical dimensions. 


Assessment

7 Abril 2025, 12:30 Carlos Gouveia

Written exercise in class: mid-semester test.


Workshop 7: Putting together an analysis in an essay.

2 Abril 2025, 12:30 Carlos Gouveia

Putting together the results of the analysis of discourse sample nº 9 in the form of an analytical essay. Gathering of information from the different groups.


Lecture 7: Text and culture - genre.

31 Março 2025, 12:30 Carlos Gouveia

Genre and the cultural context as factors for the functional variation of texts. Genre as a linguistics centripetal force of regularity and stability. Genre families and characteristics: purpose and stages.


Workshop 6: Data analysis and commentary on text 9

26 Março 2025, 12:30 Carlos Gouveia

Analysis of text 9 (David Cameron’s resignation speech). Selection of linguistic features pertinent for a subsequent analysis and the writing of an analysis commentary.