Language and Politics
- Credits: 10
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 16sC
- Semester: summer
- Year: 1
- Faculty of Applied Languages
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Teaching results
Knowledge:
- An overview of theoretical approaches in research on the relationship between language and politics
- an overview of the historical development of political linguistics
- knowledge of the subject of research in political linguistics
- knowledge of the different forms of the language of politics
- knowledge of the genres of political texts, their use in specific fields
Competencies:
- ability to conduct research at an appropriate level
- distinguish between different forms of communication strategies of diverse political actors
Skills:
- use critical discourse analysis in researching the language of politics
- analyse contrastive phenomena in the field of political phraseology
- formulate scholarly conclusions based on understanding and predicting broader contexts
Indicative content
Indicative content:
1. Political linguistics
2. Areas and functions of the language of politics
3. Ideological vocabulary
4. Political discourse
5. Critical discourse analysis
Support literature
Základná literatúra:
1. KLEIN, J. (2010): Sprache und Macht. In: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte, 8/2010, S. 7 – 13.
2. NIEHR, T. (2014): Einführung in die linguistische Diskursanalyse. Darmstadt: WBG.
3. NIEHR, T. (2014): Einführung in die Politolinguistik. Gegenstände und Methoden. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.
4. NIEHR, T.; KILIAN, J.; SCHIEWE, J. (eds) (2020): Handbuch Sprachkritik. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler
5. WODAK, R.; MEYER, M. (eds.) (2002): Methods of Critical Discourse Analysis. London, Thousand Oaks.
Doplňujúca literatúra:
1. GIRNTH, H. (2015): Sprache und Sprachverwendung in der Politik. Eine Einführung in die linguistische Analyse öffentlich-politischer Kommunikation. Tübingen: Max Niemeyer Verlag.
2. GRUBER-TOKIČ, E.; ADAMSKI, I. (2019): Für die politische Rede typische rhetorische Figuren. In: BURKHARDT, A. (ed.): Handbuch Politische Rhetorik. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, S. 583 – 602.
3. KERCHER, J. (2011): Verstehen und Verständlichkeit von Politikersprache. Verbale Bedeutungsvermittlung zwischen Politikern und Bürgern. Wiesbaden: Springer: VS.
4. VAN DIJK, T. A. (2018): Discourse and Migration. In: ZAPATA-BARRERO, R.; YALAZ, E. (eds.): Qualitative Research in European Migration Studies. Cham: Springer, s. 227-245.
5. WODAK, R. (2016): Politik mit der Angst. Zur Wirkung rechtspopulistischer Diskurse. Wien, Hamburg: Edition Konturen.
Requirements to complete the course
The final evaluation is based on the elaboration of the project plan (40%) and the final work (60%).
Student workload
260 hours (10 ETCSx26 hours)
Consultations: 16 hours
Preparation for consultations: 26 hours
Assignment processing: 108 hours
Final study processing: 108 hours
Consultations for the final study: 2 hours
Language whose command is required to complete the course
German
Date of approval: 17.01.2025
Date of the latest change: 23.04.2024