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BBI 3303 Overview

Department of English Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA Bachelor of Arts (English Language). BBI 3303 Overview. BBI 3303 (LANGUAGE AND POWER) (3+0) Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Faiz Abdullah. Course Overview.

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BBI 3303 Overview

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  1. Department of English Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA Bachelor of Arts (English Language) BBI 3303 Overview

  2. BBI 3303 (LANGUAGE AND POWER) (3+0) Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Faiz Abdullah Course Overview

  3. Room: No. 212, 2nd Floor, Admininistration Block FMLC UPM Tel: +603-89468721 H/P: +6012-9789764 E-mail: faiz@upm.edu.my Or drfaiz@streamyx.com Contact Information

  4. By the end of the course, students will be able to: understand power dimensions underlying language use within specific socio-cultural contexts, critically evaluate a variety of texts, particularly in the mass media, and communicate effectively for their own needs and purposes. Course Objectives

  5. Perspectives of ‘language’, ‘power’, and ‘ideology’ based on an understanding of discourse as socio-cultural practice a critical approach to language study Areas of focus are belief systems, points of view, the cultural baggage that speakers bring to their dealings with language, cultural ideas about the value of literacy and valued texts, intertextuality, discourses of power, and speaker/reader positioning. Sample texts will be investigated to discern ideological dimensions, power relations, and related ‘points of view’ To help students develop a critical awareness for language and hence empowerment through discourse. Course Synopsis

  6. Tasks 20% Mini-project 20% Mid-semester test 20% Final examination 40% Total 100% Evaluation Scheme

  7. Textbook: Fairclough, N. (2001). Language and Power. 2nd ed. London: Longman

  8. Recommended Reading: Kress, G. 1985. Linguistic Processes in Sociocultural Practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Van Dijk, T. A. (1998). Ideology: A Multidisciplinary Approach. London: Sage, Van Dijk, T. A. (1997). Discourse as Structure and Process. London: Sage. More later...

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