PROGRAM STUDI BAHASA DAN SASTRA INGGRIS

JURUSAN PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS

FAKULTAS PENDIDIKAN BAHASA DAN SENI
STMIK PELITA NUSANTARA
Course
Chs
Semester
Lecturer

: Grammatics and Discourse

:2
:
: Ersika Puspita Dani, S. Pd, M. Hum

1. Objectives
Upon the completion of this course, the students are expected:
(a) to have a solid understanding of the basic concepts of grammatics and discourse
(b) to be able to explicate the basic approaches of grammatics and discourse analysis
(DA)
2. Course Description
This course introduces students to the basic notions of grammatics and discourse from a
variety of perspectives, i.e. pragmatics, genre, conversation, corpus, and critique. This
course will involve students in theoretical discussions and practical, hands-on experience
in analyzing discourse, which is expected to help them understand how discourse is
structured to realise communication.
3. Learning Activities
Learning activities include lectures, discussions, presentations, assignments, and a test.
Students are required to do presentations on the topics covered in the course. This is to
enforce students responsibility and to enhance their understanding of the materials.
4. Media
This course will be delivered through a variety of media, including power-point materials
for presentation and a variety of authentic texts for analysis.
5. Evaluation
Evaluation will be based on the following criteria
Chapter Report
20%
Presentation (group)
20%
Text Analysis (group)
25%
Test
35%
It should be noted that to be able to sit in the test and to allow for the final result to be
published, students are required to meet a minimum of 80% of attendance of the total
lectures. Plagiarism is NOT TOLERATED and will result in severe penalties.
Chapter Report
The chapter report is to be submitted on the day of the lecture. It has to be succinct but
comprehensive. The format is enclosed.

Presentation
Students work in groups. Each group will perform in two weeks/sessions: one on the
theoretical aspects of the assigned chapter (not to exceed 20 minutes), and the other on
an analysis of a sample text (not to exceed 30 minutes). Presenters will be assessed
both individually and as a group.
Text analysis
Students (in groups assigned according to the presentation) analyse an approximately
half-a-page-long intact text (after being retyped in times new roman, 12 points, single
spaced). Students will be assessed on accuracy of analysis, interpretation of the results,
and presentation of the report.
Test
This test will cover all the course materials, probing both theoretical knowledge and
analytical skills.
6. Course Outline
Sessions
Topics
1
Introduction; welcoming remarks; syllabus overview
2
Introduction to grammatics and discourse
3

The concept of text and context

Conjunction

Reference

Elipsis

Analysis

8
9

11

Mid term
Elaborating relation of lexical organization: repitition,
antonymy, synonymy and hyponymy
Extending relation of lexical organization: meronymy
and collocation
Textual Function

12

Experintial Function

13

Interpersonal Funstion

14

Cohesive

15

Tense and Aspect

10

16

Final Term

Sources
Syllabus
Saragih (2004) and
(2010) and Halliday
(2004)
Saragih (2004) and
Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2004) and
Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2004) and
Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2004) and
Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2004) and
Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2004)
Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2004)
Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2010)
Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2010)
Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2010)
Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2004)
Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2010)
Halliday (2004)

and
and
and
and
and
and
and

7. References
Halliday, M.A. K. 2004. An Introductional to Functional Grammar. New York: Oxford
University press Inc.
Saragih, A. 2004. Discourse Analysis. Medan: The State University of Medan.
Saragih, A. 2010. Introducing Systemic Functional Grammar of English. Medan: The
State University of Medan.
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Course
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Topic
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Key points
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* To be handwritten in Bahasa Indonesia (Be legible!)

* Key points in English
* Ditulis pada kertas folio bergaris (ukuran standar)

COURSE UNITS

Sessions

Topics

Introduction; Welcoming
remarks; syllabus overview
Introduction to grammatics
and discourse

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10
11

Specific objectives

Learning activities

Students understand course requirements and class

procedures
Students are able to explicate different approaches
to grammatics and discourse is related to social
life
The concept of text and
Students are able to explicate how the concept of
context
text and how the important of context in a text.
Conjunction
Students are able to analyse texts based on the
conjunction which is related to the grammatics
perspective as part of discourse study
Reference
Students are able to explicate how reference is
discussed within the theory of discourse
Elipsis
Students are able to analyse elipsis as part of
discourse study
Analysis of the text
Students are able to analyse of the text given as
part of discourse study.
Mid term
Elaborating relation of Students are able to explicate how discourse is
lexical
organization: structured
repitition,
antonymy,
synonymy and hyponymy
Extending relation of lexical Students are able to analyse all of part of
organization: meronymy
extending elation of lexical organization as part of
and collocation
discourse study
Textual Function
Students are able to analyse all of part of
extending elation of lexical organization as part of
discourse study

Discussion on course
requirements and procedures
Lecture and class discussion

Lecture and class discussion

Group presentation, lecture,
and discussion

Sources
Syllabus
Saragih (2004) and
(2010)
and
Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2004) and
Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2004) and
Halliday (2004)

Group presentation, lecture,

and discussion
Group presentation, lecture,
and discussion
Discussion

Saragih (2004) and

Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2004) and
Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2004) and
Halliday (2004)

Group presentation, lecture,

and discussion

Saragih (2004) and

Halliday (2004)

Group presentation, lecture,

and discussion

Saragih (2004) and

Halliday (2004)

Group presentation, lecture,

and discussion

Saragih (2010) and

Halliday (2004)

12

Experintial Function

13

Interpersonal Funstion

14

Cohesive

15

Tense and Aspect

15

Students are able to use corpus linguistics to

enhance discourse analysis
Students are able to explicate how discourse is
viewed from critical perspectives
Students are able to analyse texts from critical
perspectives
Students are able to analyse a text based on the
tense and aspect given as part of discourse study
Final term

Group presentation, lecture,

and discussion
Group presentation, lecture,
and discussion
Group presentation, lecture,
and discussion
Group presentation, lecture,
and discussion

Saragih (2010) and

Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2010) and
Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2004) and
Halliday (2004)
Saragih (2010) and
Halliday (2004)