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
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À(ORGANIZES & ENERGIZES HUMAN ACTIVITY)
II.ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ THE
PRAGMATIC FUNCTION
(STANDARDIZES & INTELLECTUALIZES
HUMAN ACTIVITY)
I.ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ THE COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION
ÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀÀ (OPERATIONALIZES
& LOCALIZES HUMAN ACTIVITY)
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.
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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.
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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