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Academic Discourse: English in a Global Context

Name: Academic Discourse: English in a Global Context
Price: 2200 SGD

Training Provider: Singapore University of Social Sciences

Course Reference: TGS-2024050705

S$2,200

About This Course

Discuss critically the main concepts in the study of academic discourse
Examine critically the status of English as the lingua franca of academia and its impact on the “internationalization” of higher education
Distinguish between different approaches to the study of academic discourse
Evaluate different types of instructional discourses in terms of their alignment to conventions of academic discourse
Critique different types of research discourses in terms of their alignment to conventions of academic discourse
Prepare a research discourse document in accordance with prescribed academic discourse practices

What You'll Learn

TSL 571 Academic Discourse: English in a Global Context provides students with a critical understanding of academic discourse as a type of discourse characterized, in its idealized form, by rational thinking and detached reasoning. The course also examines critically the notion that academic discourse is not only concerned with the dissemination of knowledge, but also with the construction and maintenance of social roles and relationships of academics and students, and their relationships to the global academic community and beyond. The course then explores the privileged status of English as the lingua franca of academia and its impact on the academic practices of ESL/EFL learners. The course ends with a detailed investigation of various types of academic discourses of particular relevance to students.