Discourse Analysis Course
Gain mastery in discourse analysis to reveal how language influences power, migration, and class dynamics. Acquire practical tools for text analysis, ideology mapping, and creating clear, evidence-based reports suitable for research, policy, media, and NGO applications in Uganda.

flexible workload from 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with practical tools to study representations of migrants and social class in media, politics, and public discussions. You will create a small research project, develop a targeted text collection, use structured linguistic and argumentation techniques, and deliver a well-organised, fully cited report upholding top ethical, methodological, and reproducibility practices.
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Develop skills
- Design discourse studies by building small corpora, sampling texts, and planning reports.
- Analyze ideology in language by linking micro-features to power, class, and migration.
- Apply CDA frameworks using Fairclough, van Dijk, and Wodak in real media cases.
- Track social actors by mapping voices, arguments, and power relations in discourse.
- Report findings professionally by quoting, referencing, and documenting data for reuse.
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