Session 2
Discussion and Main points from Lemke chapters 1 and 2
Prepared by Ruth Harman Click here
CDA in Context: Map of theories and Methods (from Titscher, Meyer, Wodak, and Vetter (2000). p. 51. (See powerpoint 1).
What is Discourse? Application in Andres' work. (See powerpoint 1)
What is Critical? Application in Ruth's work (See powerpoint 2)
Context of Ideas: Assumptions in texts (see powerpoint 1) AND
see the Critical Literacy Sheet (CLS).

Assigned Readings: See Syllabus
Grammar, the first covert operation of war. Click here
(only registered UMass students)

Session 3
Fairclough, ch.3 Handout prepared by Elsa Wiehe. Click here

Introduction to SFL theory- Context of Culture/ Context of Situation.
Click on the powerpoint icon.

Session 4
SFL: Appraisal and interpersonal meanings of text (see power point)
Overview of tenor and appraisal; Analysis of short text. Click here
“Grammar – the first covert operation of war”. Handout prepared by Josh Shulze. Click here
SFL terminology, also prepared by Josh Shulze

AUDIO from LECTURE:
Recording 1 / Recording 2 / Recording 3

Sessions 5 and 6
Representing the world: The experiential Metafunction (see power point)
Lemke Chapter 3
Discourses in Conflict: Heteroglossia and Text Semantics
prepared by Qian Yang. Click here

Experiential Analysis of Emerging ELL Narratives. By Juan Pablo Jimenez. (See power point 2)

AUDIO from Lecture (powerpoint 1):
Recording 1

Session 7

Further Practice on Experiential Metaphor. Excerpt from president Bush speech on education and No Child Left Behind. Click here

The textual Metafunction (see power point 1)
Intertextuality and Ocular Echoism (Fairclough ch. 4). Presentation prepared by Rachel Ehrlich. (see power point 2)

Reading on Theme and Rheme by Fernando Trujillo. Click here
Theme Analysis of Narrative (Thomson) Click here

Session 8

Textual Analysis of two texts by focus student. Click here

Session 9
Register Theory, Genre Theory: Implications for CDA (see power point).
Audio file of lecture. Click here

Graham and McKena. Technocratic Discourse: A Primer (Only for registered students). Click here

Session 10

Technocratic Discourse. Graham and McKena / Chapter 4 Lemke

The politics and Grammar of Textual Deception (see power point).
Audio File of Lecture. Click here

Technocratic Discourse Handout. here

Session 11

Multimodal Discourse

Readings:
Boys and Multimodal Literacy. Click here (Only for registered students).
Social Semiotics. Click here (Only for registered students).

Sessions 12-14

Course Wrap up.
Project presentations.
Invited guess: Luisa Maria Rojas-Rimachi
Student Presentations. For specific guidelines click here
Student Handouts:
Analyzing and Teaching Expository Texts of Chinese English Language Learners. here

Student Final Projects.