Your Assignment Dr. Codruţa Goşa

The text Select your text (fragment or whole) Select your text (fragment or whole) Poetry Poetry Fiction Fiction Drama Drama

The analytical framework Identify/select an approach: e.g. content, stylistics, narratology, discourse analysis, pragmatics, etc. Identify/select an approach: e.g. content, stylistics, narratology, discourse analysis, pragmatics, etc. Focus in: atmosphere, character construction, types of discourse, speech acts, etc. Focus in: atmosphere, character construction, types of discourse, speech acts, etc. Identify the means: content, linguistic Identify the means: content, linguistic Decide on the categories; e.g. meaningful parts of speech: verbs, nouns, etc. Decide on the categories; e.g. meaningful parts of speech: verbs, nouns, etc. Decide on the units of analysis: word, phrase, sentence, larger bits of text Decide on the units of analysis: word, phrase, sentence, larger bits of text

The analysis Identify/isolate/count in the text all the relevant instances Identify/isolate/count in the text all the relevant instances Select the salient quotes to illustrate your analysis and comment upon them Select the salient quotes to illustrate your analysis and comment upon them Interpret the results of your analysis Interpret the results of your analysis

Your essay Do include the text Do include the text Do mention in the introduction why you have chosen the text, what you will focus on, from what perspective Do mention in the introduction why you have chosen the text, what you will focus on, from what perspective Do observe the word limit (minimum 500 words, maximum 1000 words, excluding the text)) Do observe the word limit (minimum 500 words, maximum 1000 words, excluding the text))

Mark scheme Content (task achievement): 7 marks Content (task achievement): 7 marks Text organization + coherence + style and register + accuracy: 2 marks Text organization + coherence + style and register + accuracy: 2 marks

Key bibliographical sources: Cook, G. 1994: Discourse and Literature, Oxford University Press Cook, G. 1994: Discourse and Literature, Oxford University Press Hawthorn, J (3rd ed.): Studying the Novel: an Introduction, Arnold Hawthorn, J (3rd ed.): Studying the Novel: an Introduction, Arnold Leech, G. 1983: Principles of Pragmatics, Longman Leech, G. 1983: Principles of Pragmatics, Longman Short, M Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose, London, New York: Longman Short, M Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose, London, New York: Longman

Deadline 7 Febr., Monday, , room 422 (hard copy) 7 Febr., Monday, , room 422 (hard copy) online online 24.00