scholarly journals Frakobling af formål og indhold - en strukturel diskursanalyse af læreruddannelsens (LU13) sammenhængsforståelse

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Benny Bang Carlsen
Keyword(s):  
Final Section ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Curriculum Study ◽  
Rhetorical Theory ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Educational Discourse ◽  
Goal Management ◽  
Constructive Alignment

 The purpose of this article is to investigate the competence goal management of (the Danish reform 2013) the educational discourse as a whole with reference to the Danish mother tongue. This curriculum study embarks on selected documents released by the Danish Department of Teacher Education. The question raised in the article deals with the problem of coherence and its potential ‘constructive alignment’ with reference to the theory proposed by Biggs and Tang (2011) and Ulriksen (2014). The investigation attempts to answer the following question: Does the competence goal management descriptions communicate with its potential receiver of the message? Theoretically, the article establishes the connection between Miller´s rhetorical theory of genre and Gee´s theory of critical discourse as the framework of the research work. The methodological approach refers to the linguistic and pragmatic concepts presented by Togeby (2014). In the final section, in which I account for the discourse analysis, I conclude that the competence goal management of the Danish mother tongue represents a fragmented picture without consistent arguments and accurate references to the field. Formålet med artiklen er at undersøge kompetencemålstænkningens (LU13) uddannelsespolitiske diskurs som helhed med danskfaget som eksempel b belyst eksemplarisk gennem et dokumentstudie af kompetencemålsbeskrivelserne i dansk.  Det foreliggende dokumentstudie rejser således spørgsmålet om sammenhængsforståelsen i danskfaget i LU13 med baggrund i Biggs & Tang (2011) og Ulriksens (2014) teori om ’constructive alignment’. Undersøgelsens fokus er rettet mod en kritisk diskursanalyse af kompetencemålsbeskrivelserne i danskfaget. Undersøgelsen forsøger at besvare spørgsmålet: fungerer kompetencemålsbeskrivelserne i dansk kommunikativt sammenhængende og hensigtsmæssigt i forhold til deres intenderede modtagere? Teoretisk knyttes der an til en sammentænkning af Millers (1984) diskursorienterede genreteori og Gee´s kritiske diskursteori (2011) som forskningsperspektiv og rammesætning for de efterfølgende analyser. På det operationelle metodiske og begrebsanalytiske niveau arbejdes der med henvisning til Togebys (2014) pragmatiske tilgang. På baggrund af diskursanalysen konkluderes det, at kompetencemålsbeskrivelserne for danskfaget fremstår fragmenteret uden argumentation og præcise henvisninger til fagets stofområder.  

Dehumanizing to Demonizing: Critical Discourse Analysis of George Bush’s Speeches for Exploring the Influence of Dehumanizing Metaphor in Political Discourse

2021 ◽  
pp. 154-168
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Postcolonial Theory ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
George Bush ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Sense Of Justice

To legitimize US invasion of Iraq, Bush fabricated fake intelligence reports, and depended solely on propaganda; he manipulated language in a well-calculated manner; most particularly, the metaphors chosen and devised for his speeches were such that convinced the US citizens about the legitimacy of the invasion, elicited financial support of the European allies and moral support of the majority of the world community. This research work used discourse analysis to study the metaphors that were used by George Bush in the speeches he made on 8 different occasions, and the theoretical framework used in it is the combination of critical discourse analysis CDA with postcolonial theory concept of orientalism.It utilized both qualitative and quantitative data collection tools.It found that most of the task was accomplished through the linguistic manipulation in the shape of metaphor used to dehumanize the enemy, which first made the US citizens feel as victims to the jealousy of rogue Muslim states for intending to completely annihilate them; then, it made appeal to their sense of justice, sense of security, and right to self-defense. By grouping the world citizens into Us and Them groups, the innocent, peace-loving and the war-mongers, the angels and the devils, and then by placing themselves and the rest of the world among the first group and placing the powerfulMuslims states among the second group, the US exploited the feelings and thoughts of all. Despite the UN and the rest of the world having come to know the sheer lies of the US now, the US still has managed to flog a dead horse and blind-fold majority of the world through this linguistic manipulation in the form of using dehumanizing metaphors

Witnessing in the echo chamber: From counter-discourses in print media to counter-memories of Argentina’s state terrorism

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1036-1057
Author(s):  
Muireann Prendergast
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Memory Studies ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Academic Scholarship ◽  
State Terrorism ◽  
Echo Chamber ◽  
Media Discourses ◽  
The Relationship

While the importance of journalism in memory studies has often been overlooked in academic scholarship, media discourses can be considered ‘memory’s precondition’ on both active and passive levels. First, journalists record events as they happen building on narratives and testimonies. Second, sometimes decades later, these can be invoked in legal and social post-dictatorship processes. Applying the theoretical framework of critical discourse analysis to memory studies, this research explores the relationship between counter-journalism and counter-memories as a response to and rejection of the ‘echo chamber’ of authoritarian discourse which dominated the mainstream media and promoted official memory during Argentina’s last dictatorship. The methodological approach of the study is mixed, combining qualitative synchronic-diachronic text analysis with a corpus analysis of concordance lines to trace strategies of counter-discourse in two newspapers which opposed the dictatorship. The motivations of their editor-journalists for challenging official discourse and institutional memory in the climate of state terrorism are framed in the context of Margalit’s ‘moral witnessing’.

scholarly journals “One, Two, Many = One too many?” Conceptualizations of mother tongue

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-157
Author(s):  
Anne Golden ◽  
Toril Opsahl ◽  
Ingebjørg Tonne
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Conceptual Metaphor ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Conceptual Metaphor Theory ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Metaphor Theory

In this article, we analyze the use of the term ‘morsmål’ (‘mother tongue’) in official Norwegian documents and in media texts to identify if and how its conceptualization has changed in the era of increasing globalization. Our point of view is explorative. When examining our data, we highlight the importance of reflecting openly about the instability of powerful concepts. We highlight two partly conflicting conceptualizations that we name the ‘traditional use’ and the ‘novel use’, respectively. Building on critical discourse analysis and conceptual metaphor theory we explore how the conceptualizations reveal certain aspects of ideologies and the potential management of multilingualism in society. A broader understanding of how conceptualizations of mother tongue(s) are played out in the Norwegian context may contribute to the dialogue about multilingualism as it is understood and recognized across diverse contexts.

scholarly journals 'Always think of the objects': Ekphrasis as aesthetics in the contemporary novel

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Lucy Eleanor Alston
Keyword(s):  
Critical Theory ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Infinite Jest ◽  
Contemporary Novel ◽  
Critical Attention ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Temporal Qualities

<p>It is a commonplace that ekphrasis – the description in literature of a visual work of art – brings to the fore questions of representation and reference. Such questions are particularly associated with the ‘postmodern’; ekphrasis is thus often subsumed under the category of metafiction. There has been little critical attention, however, to how the ekphrastic mode might be understood in aesthetic terms. This thesis considers the nature of ekphrasis’s referential capacity, but expands on this to suggest a number of ways in which the ekphrastic mode evinces the aesthetic and ontological assumptions upon which a text is predicated. Two case studies illustrate how the ekphrastic mode can be figured to different effect. In comparing these two novels, this thesis argues that the ekphrastic mode makes clear the particular subject-object relations expressed by each. If Lukács is correct in asserting that the novel mode expresses a discrepancy between ‘the conventionality of the objective world and the interiority of the subjective one’, ekphrasis provides a fruitful but under-explored avenue for critical inquiry because, as a mode, it is situated at the point at which subject and object must converge. The first chapter of this thesis is concerned with Ben Lerner’s Leaving the Atocha Station (2011), a novel that includes both traditional ekphrastic descriptions and embedded photographs and references to critical theory that function ekphrastically. David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest (1996) provides a contrast: the novel makes continued reference to film – a medium defined by its temporal qualities – but as used in the novel the ekphrastic mode implies a fixed, ahistorical schema. The implications that such differences have on the novel mode and critical discourse are explored in the final section of the thesis.</p>

Der erste Sprachkontakt: ein Konzept für die Nachbarsprachenvermittlung im Kindergartenalltag

2021 ◽  
pp. 135-144
Author(s):  
Alice Brychová
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Language Contact ◽  
Nursery School ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
First Language ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Nursery Schools ◽  
Early Acquisition

THE FIRST LANGUAGE CONTACT: A CONCEPT FOR TEACHING NEIGHBOURING LANGUAGES IN THE NURSERY SCHOOL In the article we would like to describe the chances and potential of early acquisition of neighbouring languages for child development, and to present the specific possibilities of the “learning location” border region. Specific circumstances have also influenced the methodological approach in the teaching of neighbouring languages for children in Lower Austria nursery schools. The mother tongue staff and the methodical advisors of the project “BIG”, among them also the author of the article, have tried together to develop an optimal concept which would also serve as a basis for teaching or pedagogical care of children at the interface nursery school.

Augustine’s Use of Rhetorical Economy in His Scriptural Hermeneutic

2021 ◽  
pp. 11-31
Author(s):  
Brian Gronewoller
Keyword(s):  
Final Section ◽  
Rhetorical Theory ◽  
Distinct Unit

Chapters 1–2 form a distinct unit (Part I), establishing several foundations for the arguments in the remaining chapters. Chapter 1 focuses on rhetorical economy, introducing the concept and previous research on Augustine’s incorporation of it into an area which intersects naturally with ideas from literary and rhetorical theory—his scriptural hermeneutic. The final section of this chapter then demonstrates that Augustine utilizes rhetorical economy in his scriptural hermeneutic as early as AD 387–8. Chapter 1 thus establishes that Augustine: (1) utilizes rhetorical economy in his work as a Christian; and (2) does this quite soon after his conversion to Christianity.

How to Use Sizing Technology and Fashion Metadata to Improve the User Experience for Online Fashion Retail

2016 ◽  
pp. 261-279
Author(s):  
Fanke Peng ◽  
Alessandra Vecchi ◽  
Mouhannad Al-Sayegh ◽  
Susan Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
User Experience ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Fourth Section ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
Exploratory Survey ◽  
Fashion Retail

This chapter aims to open a dialogue on the importance and influence of sizing technology and fashion metadata on fashion e-commerce, especially the use of body metadata and garment metadata. It describes the e-Size project, its objectives, its contribution to specific innovation areas, the methodological approach adopted, as well as presenting the results of an exploratory survey administered to a convenience sample of customers in the attempt to assess the potential validity of the use of sizing software applications amongst fashion retailers. The chapter consists of six sections. The first section outlines the opportunities and challenges for online fashion retailers, the second and third sections analyze fashion metadata (What & How) and Size Technologies for Online Fashion Retail, the fourth section describes the methodology adopted. While the fifth section highlights the preliminary findings of the research, the final section illustrates the conclusion, their limitations and directions for further research.

Critical Discourse Analysis and Information and Communication Technology in Education

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl Brown
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Discursive Practice ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Information And Communication

Critical discourse analysis (CDA) is a cross-disciplinary methodological and theoretical approach. At its core CDA explores the intersections between discourse, critique, power, and ideology which hold particular values for those teaching in developing contexts. CDA has emerged as a valuable methodological approach in cultural and media studies and has increased in prominence since the 2010s in education research where it is drawn on to explore educational policy, literacy education, and identity. This research has intersected with the field of information systems which has explored the dominant discourses and discursive practice of how information and communication technologies (ICTs) are viewed in policy and the contradictions between rhetoric and reality. It has also been drawn on in research in developing contexts to critique the role of ICTs in education. A brief historical background to CDA and overview of the key components of the approach will be provided. How CDA has been drawn on in educational studies will be examined and research on CDA will be highlighted to explore discursive practices of students and the influence of students’ digital identities on their engagement with and experience of online learning. By focusing on four key constructs of CDA—namely meaning, context, identity, and power—the potential of CDA to critically investigate how students’ are constructing their technological identity in an increasingly digital world will be demonstrated, particularly as examples of research emanating from developing contexts will be drawn.

Work ethos in American ceremonial discourse addressed to the young

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 561-579
Author(s):  
Ewa Bogdanowska-Jakubowska
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Historical Approach ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Ceremonial Discourse ◽  
The Protestant Work Ethic ◽  
Discourse Historical Approach ◽  
Work Ethos

The article discusses work ethos in American ceremonial discourse addressed to the young entering adult life. Its aim is to investigate whether the Protestant work ethic still pervades the American thinking about work. Through a qualitative analysis of the corpus of 100 randomly selected commencement addresses delivered during 2016 and 2017 graduation ceremonies in American universities, it is shown how work-related topics are employed by the speakers celebrating the graduates’ academic achievements and providing them with advice for the future. The Discourse-Historical Approach, committed to Critical Discourse Analysis, has been chosen as a methodological approach, integrating the interpretation of discourses and texts with sociological and historical research, studies on narration, stylistics, rhetoric and argumentation theory. As the discourse to be analyzed is culture-specific, I have decided to combine the Discourse-Historical Approach with Cultural Studies.

The responsibility of an ethnocentric consumer – nationalistic, patriotic or environmentally conscientious? A critical discourse analysis of “buy domestic” campaigns

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiia-Lotta Pekkanen ◽  
Visa Penttilä
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Corporate Responsibility ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Responsible Consumption ◽  
Consumer Responsibility ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe study examines the responsibilisation of an ethnocentric consumer in commercial, meta-organisational discourses. In addition to nationalistic and patriotic discourses, the focus is on wider conceptualisations of consumer responsibility.Design/methodology/approachThe paper uses critical discourse analysis as a methodological approach to conduct an empirical case study on the texts of two producer-driven labelling campaigns.FindingsThe campaign texts create possibilities for ethnocentric consumption with positioning, argumentative and classificatory discourses. Patriotic responsibilisation is emphasised, together with rationales to take action on environmental concerns.Practical implicationsThe study highlights the responsibility of marketers over their corporate responsibility communication, suggesting that ethnocentric promotions may have the power to alter how consumers take action on various responsibility concerns.Social implicationsThe study surfaces the tensions that responsible consumption can entail for consumers. Indeed, nationalistic and patriotic discourses may alter our understanding of responsibility issues that may seem completely separate from the concepts of nationalism and patriotism.Originality/valueThe paper shows how different organisational texts are deployed to bring about the idea of ethnocentric consumption and how this relates to responsibility discourses, nationalism and patriotism.

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