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    The document outlines the seminar topics for a course on Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). Seminar 1 involves a CDA of a speech by Bertrand Russell. Seminar 2 provides definitions and terminology of CDA. Seminar 3 analyzes a written speech by Bill Gates on pandemic preparedness. Further seminars discuss cognitive and social aspects of context models, apply CDA to additional speeches and art forms, and involve student presentations of individual CDA projects.

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    The document outlines the seminar topics for a course on Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). Seminar 1 involves a CDA of a speech by Bertrand Russell. Seminar 2 provides definitions and terminology of CDA. Seminar 3 analyzes a written speech by Bill Gates on pandemic preparedness. Further seminars discuss cognitive and social aspects of context models, apply CDA to additional speeches and art forms, and involve student presentations of individual CDA projects.

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    The document outlines the seminar topics for a course on Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). Seminar 1 involves a CDA of a speech by Bertrand Russell. Seminar 2 provides definitions and terminology of CDA. Seminar 3 analyzes a written speech by Bill Gates on pandemic preparedness. Further seminars discuss cognitive and social aspects of context models, apply CDA to additional speeches and art forms, and involve student presentations of individual CDA projects.

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    The document outlines the seminar topics for a course on Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). Seminar 1 involves a CDA of a speech by Bertrand Russell. Seminar 2 provides definitions and terminology of CDA. Seminar 3 analyzes a written speech by Bill Gates on pandemic preparedness. Further seminars discuss cognitive and social aspects of context models, apply CDA to additional speeches and art forms, and involve student presentations of individual CDA projects.

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    of 3

    CDA: Seminar 1.

    CDA of B. Russell’s Nobel lecture


    (5 points)
    Seminar 2.
    CDA: Foundations
    Discussion:
    1. CDA: terminology and definitions.
    2. What are Critical Discourse Studies?
    3. CDA: cognition and key terms.
    4. What is discourse?
    5. CDA example: “A Petition against the persecution of Microsoft”

    Reference:
    Teun A. van Dijk Critical Discourse Studies: A Sociocognitive Approach:
    in to Wodak, R. and Meyer, M. (eds) (2002) Methods of Critica( Discourse
    Analysis. London: Sage, pp. 62-72.
    (5 points)

    Seminar 3.
    CDA of Bill Gates speech: The next outbreak? We are not ready. (Written)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Af6b_wyiwI

    (5 points)

    Seminar 4.
    Critical Discourse Analysis: Prerequisites
    Discussion:
    1. Critical Discourse Analysis: cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence,
    social psychology, anthropology, and conversational analysis perspectives.
    2. Mental models and context models.
    3. The notion of context.
    4. Context in the humanities and social sciences.
    5. Contexts as subjective participant constructs, unique experiences, mental
    and experience models.
    Reference:
    Teun A. van Dijk Critical Discourse Studies: A Sociocognitive Approach:
    in to Wodak, R. and Meyer, M. (eds) (2002) Methods of Critica( Discourse
    Analysis. London: Sage, pp. 62-72.
    (5 points)

    Seminar 5.
    CDA of Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address (Written)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc

    (5 points)

    Seminar 6.
    Critical Discourse Analysis: Features of Context
    Discussion:
    1. Other features of context (socially based, dynamic and planned).
    2. The pragmatic functions of context models. Contexts vs texts, contexts and
    relevance, macro and micro contexts.
    3. Types of contexts and genres. Cultural variability of contexts.
    4. Terminological issues (context and situation, text vs context).

    References:
    Teun A. van Dijk Discourse and Context: A sociocognitive approach. –
    Cambridge: CUP, 2008. – P. 15-26
    Teun A. van Dijk Discourse and Context: A sociocognitive approach. –
    Cambridge: CUP, 2008. – P. vii-7
    Tony Blair’s speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg9aEV9bcxs
    (5 points)

    Seminar 7.
    Multidisciplinary Theory of Context
    Discussion:
    1. Contexts as subjective participant constructs, unique experiences, mental and
    experience models.
    2. Other features of context (socially based, dynamic and planned).
    3. The pragmatic functions of context models. Contexts vs texts, contexts and
    relevance, macro and micro contexts.
    4. Types of contexts and genres. Cultural variability of contexts.
    5. Terminological issues (context and situation, text vs context).

    References:
    1. Teun A. van Dijk Discourse and Context: A sociocognitive approach. –
    Cambridge: CUP, 2008. – P. 15-26
    (5 points)

    Seminar 8.
    CDA of artistic discourse (a poem, a song, a book, a movie) (Written)
    (5 points)

    Seminar 9-10
    Presentations of individual projects.
    (30+30 points: (20 points a project+10 points a review))
    Individual project 1. An inspirational video.
    Individual project 2. Group performance.

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