TSU Fall 2023: ENGL 4311 Discourse Studies

Course Description:

This course offers advanced study in the theory, nature, and practice of written discourse. Special emphasis is given to helping students investigate language theoretically as a background for their own professional and personal use. Specifically, our course theme will study publics and counterpublics rhetorical theory. I will provide you with course reading material, that examine publics and counterpublics. We will use this theorical approach to discourse theory and application to work through concepts in the course. I do hope you enjoy this course and the rhetorical nature of the healthcare industry as our course example – for better and/or for worse. 

The following is the Student Work Syllabus which lists readings and dates for the course.