Discourse Analysis is an interdisciplinary course designed to broaden students’ perspectives in examining and interpreting language use from linguistic, social, cultural, and ideological viewpoints. The course introduces students to key theories and approaches in discourse analysis, including the study of context, text types, pragmatics, critical discourse analysis, and the relationship between language, power, and society.

Through systematic exploration of spoken and written texts, students engage in processes of interpreting, constructing, relating, organizing, and negotiating meaning for communicative purposes. Emphasis is placed on understanding language in use, where meaning is shaped not only by linguistic structures but also by situational, cultural, historical, and ideological contexts. Students are trained to critically analyze various discourse types, including literary texts, academic texts, media discourse, and everyday communication.

The course integrates AIK (Al-Islam dan Kemuhammadiyahan) values by encouraging ethical, responsible, and value-oriented language use. Students are guided to analyze discourse from an Islamic ethical perspective, emphasizing honesty, justice, inclusivity, respect, and social responsibility in communication. In line with Muhammadiyah’s commitment to enlightenment (pencerahan) and progressive thought, students are encouraged to develop critical awareness toward discourse that shapes social realities, including issues of inequality, misinformation, and moral degradation.

By the end of the course, students are expected to:

1. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of discourse analysis theories and concepts.

2. Conduct context-sensitive discourse analysis across various genres and communicative settings.

3. Produce coherent and contextually appropriate discourse in both oral and written forms.

4. Apply Islamic ethical principles in interpreting and producing discourse.

5. Develop critical and reflective thinking aligned with Muhammadiyah’s values of intellectualism, integrity, and social contribution.

Through this integrative approach, the course aims not only to enhance students’ academic competence but also to foster morally grounded, socially responsible, and critically aware language users.

• To develop interpretations or analyses of language use grounded in its situational and cultural background.
• To construct linguistic descriptions based on interpretative findings in accordance with various text types, both written and spoken.
• To present the results of text interpretation and analysis in both written and spoken forms.
• To build a holistic understanding of Discourse Analysis concepts and principles.
• To formulate interpretative findings in accordance with their context.

1)   Introduction: concept of interdisciplinary subjects revisited.

2)   Understanding Communication: verbal dan non verbal

3)   Form and Function of Language

4)   Contexts for language Use: situational, background knowledge, and co-textual context; or verbal contexts (cohesion) and non-verbal contexts (such as the types of communicative event, the topic, the purpose, the setting, the participants and their relationship, and the background knowledge and the assumption underlying the communicative event).

5)   Criteria of Textuality

6)   Types of Deixis

7)   Discourse Analysis Processes: top down, bottom-up, and interactive processes

8)   CDA: expository texts on domains, such as politics, economy, humaniora, and education.

9)   Conversation Analysis: Aspects of conversation

10)    Conversation Analysis: the Study of Turn taking

11)    Literary Discourse Analysis

12) Analysis of several texts.

Introduction to Linguistics 

·         Observation

·         Participation

·         Work Project

·         Written test

·         Questionnaire