TOWARDS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH

 

TO DISCOURSE ANALYSIS AND ITS APPLICATIONS

 

 

 

PART 1:ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ THE INTERNALIZATION OF DISCOURSE: SYMBOL/TITLE/IDEA.

 

 

PART 2:ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ THE EXTERNALIZATION OF DISCOURSE: AFFECT/COGNITION/SENSORIMOTOR

 

 

PART 3:ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ ILLUSTRATIONS AND APPLICATIONS.

 

 

 

 

BY

 

 

LEON A. JAMES

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

 

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII

 

 

(ESL FACULTY SYMPOSIUM TALKJ MARCH 18, 1983)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(NOTE: AN AUDIOCASETTE TAPE OF THIS TALK MAY BE OBTAINED FROM

 

THE LISTENING CENTER OF SINCLAIR LIBRARY. ASK FOR ?PSYCHOLOGY

 

661 -- MARCH 18, 1983.?)



THE UNIVERSAL CHARACTER OF DISCOURSE:

 

THE THREE LEVELS OF INTERNALIZATION

 

 

 

 

III.ÀÀÀÀ THE SYNERGETIC FUNCTION

 


À(ORGANIZES & ENERGIZES HUMAN ACTIVITY)

 

 

 

II.ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ THE PRAGMATIC FUNCTION

(STANDARDIZES & INTELLECTUALIZES HUMAN ACTIVITY)

 

 

 

I.ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ THE COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION

ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ (OPERATIONALIZES & LOCALIZES HUMAN ACTIVITY)

 

LOOK AT DIAGRAM 1

 

 

THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF DISCOURSE:

 

SUMMARY OF VIEWS AND RESEARCH FOCUS

 

 

Part 1. The INTERNALIZATION of DisCourseÀ ( _ )

 

-ÀÀ Levels of Abstraction (from Low to High)

-ÀÀ Stages of Acquisition (from Immature to Mature)

-ÀÀ Degrees of Complexity (from Simple to Complex)

-ÀÀ Quality or Richness (Stilted to Poetic or Creative)

-ÀÀ Humanistic Resourcefulness (Labeling to Revealing)

-ÀÀ etc.

Part 2. The EXTERNALIZATION of Discourse (ÀÀÀÀ )

 

Phases of Sentence Production (from Deep to Surface

Domains of Human Affairs (from Goals through Means to Results

 

Sequence of Existence (from Origin through Cause to Effects)

Depths of Human Resources (from Inmost Essence to Externals)

 

-ÀÀ Plane of Human Behavior (from Affection through Cognition to Sensorimotor)

 

-ÀÀ Quality or Domain or Plane (from Will through Understanding to Deed)


- À etc.


 

LOOK AT DIAGRAM 2

LOOK AT DIAGRAM 3

LOOK AT DIAGRAM 4

LOOK AT DIAGRAM 5

LOOK AT DIAGRAM 6

LOOK AT DIAGRAM 7

LOOK AT DIAGRAM 8

 

APPLICATIONS OF COMPREHENSIVE DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

 

 

1.ÀÀÀÀÀÀ STUDENT-DONE DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

 

 


ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ a.ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ ESL & ESP ......... . . . . .- teaches about cultural premises

ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ ÀÀ - gives normative training

ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ ÀÀ - facilitates topicalization behavior

 

ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ b.ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ Teaching of Reading......- forms better comprehension

- insures fuller processing

ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ

c.                  Teaching of Writing......- more precision in reference

ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ À - better logical sequencing

 

d.                  Training in Thinking?- more comprehensive view

ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ - better organization

 

ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ e. other?


 

 


2.ÀÀÀÀÀÀ PROFESSTIONAL APPLICATIONS (?Applied Psycholinguistics?)

 

ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ a.ÀÀÀ Therapy & Counseling?? - locating domain of dysfunctionsÀÀ

 

ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ b.ÀÀÀ Transcript Analysis...... - study of interpersonal relations

ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ

ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ c.ÀÀÀÀÀÀ Thoughts Analysis....... - better decision making

ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ

ÀÀ ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ d.ÀÀÀÀÀÀ Content Analysis?? - better instructional materials

ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ À- better written instructions

ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ e. other?

 

 

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