122250 AR Linguistics Course (Advanced 1-5) - Hist., Appl. & TEFL (2012W)
Metaphor: cognitive and discourse perspectives
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 17.09.2012 00:00 to Su 23.09.2012 23:59
- Registration is open from Th 27.09.2012 00:00 to Tu 02.10.2012 23:59
- Deregistration possible until We 31.10.2012 23:59
Details
max. 24 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Friday 12.10. 08:00 - 10:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
- Friday 19.10. 08:00 - 10:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
- Friday 09.11. 08:00 - 10:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
- Friday 16.11. 08:00 - 10:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
- Friday 23.11. 08:00 - 10:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
- Friday 30.11. 08:00 - 10:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
- Friday 07.12. 08:00 - 10:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
- Friday 14.12. 08:00 - 10:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
- Friday 11.01. 08:00 - 10:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
- Friday 18.01. 08:00 - 10:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
- Friday 25.01. 08:00 - 10:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The course will introduce students to the notions of conceptual metaphor and conceptual categories, their structure and role in understanding our everyday experience and the way metaphor is used as a persuasion or framing device in texts. A distinction will be made between conceptual and discourse metaphors. Conceptual metaphors are viewed as stable mental representations present in individual minds and are based on an individual organism's interaction with the environment, while discourse metaphors are created through social interaction and refer to culture and history of a given speech community. This is why methods of investigating them vary between psycholinguistic experiments and/or observations and discourse analysis. We will look into these two approaches in turn.
Assessment and permitted materials
The evaluation of the course is two-fold:
1. Continuous assessment of the in-class tasks (case studies implementing the methods of cognitive analysis in discourse) (50%)
2. A written test towards the end of the course (50%)
1. Continuous assessment of the in-class tasks (case studies implementing the methods of cognitive analysis in discourse) (50%)
2. A written test towards the end of the course (50%)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
1. Students will be able to recognize and identify conceptual metaphors used in media discourse
2. Students will be able to analyze these metaphors and explain which particular linguistic expressions create the entailments.
3. Students will be able to predict the associations triggered by the metaphor.
4. Students will be able to evaluate the use of metaphors in particular texts.
5. Students will be able to rephrase such metaphor-based texts in order to consciously create the implications they want to promote.
6. Students will be able to create metaphor-structured texts attaining particular pre-set goals.
2. Students will be able to analyze these metaphors and explain which particular linguistic expressions create the entailments.
3. Students will be able to predict the associations triggered by the metaphor.
4. Students will be able to evaluate the use of metaphors in particular texts.
5. Students will be able to rephrase such metaphor-based texts in order to consciously create the implications they want to promote.
6. Students will be able to create metaphor-structured texts attaining particular pre-set goals.
Examination topics
Readings, classroom discussions, in-class tasks, a written test towards the end of the course
Reading list
Gibbs, Ray. 2008. The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought. CUP.
Kövecses, Zoltán. 2002. Metaphor. A practical introduction. OUP.
A complete reading list will be available on the first class.
Kövecses, Zoltán. 2002. Metaphor. A practical introduction. OUP.
A complete reading list will be available on the first class.
Association in the course directory
Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, ME 812;
Code/Modul: Diplom 225, 226/228, 236/238, 721-723, UF 4.2.3-223, ME4, ME5;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0359
Code/Modul: Diplom 225, 226/228, 236/238, 721-723, UF 4.2.3-223, ME4, ME5;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0359
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