Linguistics · Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027, & Summer 2027

SDSU LING 526 — Discourse Analysis

3.00 units 1 enrollment option

Theories of discourse structure. Text and context. Frameworks for analyzing written and spoken discourses such as genre analysis, conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, discourse and grammar, speech act theory, and corpus linguistics. Applications of discourse analysis such as cross-cultural misunderstanding.

Course requirements

Prerequisites: LING 420 or LING 501.

LING 420 or LING 501.

Spring 2027 enrollment options

Seat status can change

Class #	Format	Status	Seats	Time	Location	Professor	RateMyProfessors
10936 Lecture	In person	Open	0 / 30	Tue/Thu 9:30 AM–10:45 AM	GMCS 308	Betty Samraj	3.2/5 · 75 reviews Difficulty 3.3 · 45% take again

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