Prof. Lakić gave a seminar on how to analyze discourse as a process. Explaining the
bond between meaning and the form, he shed light on some of linguistics terms such as
pragmatics and stylistics, and later made the distinctions between discourse and text
analysis. Referring to some linguists and their different definitions of discourse analysis,
Prof. Dr. Lakić gave some examples from classroom discourse to the audience some of
whom are teachers-to-be.
With students, Prof. Lakić shared the details of language often not recognized by
speakers occasionally giving examples from Bosnian language. Focusing on written
discourse and organizational pattern of news articles at the end of the seminar,
Professor spared a time to answer for questions raised by the students. At the end of
the lecture our guest was given a certificate by Dr. Azamat Akbarov and souvenir gifts
by Asst. Prof. Dr.Melih Karakuzu, Acting Dean of Education Faculty of International
Burch University.
Prof. Lakić also taught a seminar for MA and Ph.D. students in the second half of the
day regarding discourse analysis, genre analysis and media discourse. Here he
provided some details from his own research, “Print Media Discourse: A Case of War
Reporting” on NATO airstrikes on Yugoslavia, 1999.
Guest lecturer Prof. Dr. Lakić stated he was happy to visit International Burch University
and he hopes for future collaboration of both the academic staff and the students of the
two universities.