ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
(Department of Secondary Teacher Education)
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Course: Discourse Analysis (4776)
Level: Ph.D
Semester: Autumn, 2015
Total Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 50
ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units 1–4)
Attempt all questions. Each question carries equal marks.
Q.1 What is Discourse Analysis? How discourse analysis is concerned with language?
Explain the method of discourse analysis. How it is different from qualitative
research methodologies? Provide answer with relevant examples.
(20)
Q.2 Read two articles of Ryan Bisshop (199) and Madan Sarup (1993) to analyze their
views about postmodernism theory of Discourse Analysis. Also do comparison
among different theories of discourse and their implications in educational
research.
(20)
Q.3 What is inquiry based learning? Develop a relationship between inquiry-based
learning and discourse analysis. How a discourse analysis project can be inquired
and evaluated?
(20)
Q.4 Choose a text which you feel useful to examine for discourse analysis
purpose. Critically analyze the text in the light of Huckin (1997) and Van Leevwen
(2005).
(20)
Q.5 What are the principles of critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)? Explain the
theoretical approaches to CDA in detail. How web based multi-model text can be
critically analyzed to inter-contextuality?
(20)
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Course: Discourse Analysis (4776)
Level: Ph.D
Semester: Autumn, 2015
Total Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 50
ASSIGNMENT No. 2
(Units 5–9)
Attempt all questions. Each question carries equal marks.
Q.1 Discuss in detail the Jeffersonian Transcription System to analyze the discourse.
Which transcription issues are found in current linguistic research?
(20)
Q.2 What is the significance of classroom interaction in the development of cognitive
and behavioral aspects of learners? Critically analyze the teacher-teacher and
teacher-learner interaction in the classroom.
(20)
Q.3 What is conversation analysis? Elaborate the organizational structure of
conversational analysis. How a conversation can be transcribed according to
Jeffersonian system?
(20)
Q.4 Why can and how are the focus group discussion conducted in educational
research? How can focus group discussion be critically analyzed. Discuss the
importance of role of moderator in focus group discussions.
(20)
Q.5 How different text production strategies are used in the text during Critical
Discourse Analysis? Elaborate your answer with the help of relevant examples by
reading an article from magazine/newspaper.
(20)
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