Language not only reflects social change but also drives social change. This course provides a framework to make sense of these phenomena through discourse analysis. It offers advanced academic skills. Through examples of various research designs you learn how to incorporate discourse analysis into your own field of study.

Course leader
Bertie Kaal

Target group
Any student with a social interest in their chosen discipline, especially those reading Social Sciences, Politics, Social Psychology, Healthcare, History, Law, Business and Organization Studies, Media and Communication Studies, Education, Geography, Economics and so on.

Course aim
You are able to produce a research framework in a social context, including a discourse analytic component.You gain experience in academic self-reflection and learn about research practices in other disciplines.You can articulate and account for adding discourse analytic methods in your own field of interest.

Credits info
3 ECTS Contact hours: 45

Fee info
EUR 0: Includes orientation and course material. Does not include housing.

Scholarships
The Amsterdam Summer School offers twenty scholarships of 500 for highly motivated students. The deadline to apply for a scholarship is 1 April. Application for the scholarship is part of the general online application procedure.

VU University Amsterdam
Address: Study Abroad in Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105 Amsterdam
Postal code: 1081 HV
City: Amsterdam
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://www.studyabroadinamsterdam.nl/en/summerschool/index.asp
E-mail: amsterdamsummerschool@vu.nl
Phone: +31 20 5986506