Freed, Alice F. 2015. Institutional discourse. In Karen Tracy, Cornelia Ilie, Todd Sandel (eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Language and Social Interaction, 809-825. London: John Wiley & Sons.

Students’ successful performance (Studienleistung) in the seminar is assessed through regular attendance, active participation,
and an oral presentation.

Students must write a seminar paper (Seminararbeit) on a topic related to the topic of this class. It is part of the coursework to support students in
identifying and developing a feasible seminar paper project. Please note that a successful performance (Studienleistung) in class
is a prerequisite for submitting a seminar paper.

In this course, we will study language and communication in institutional discourse, which has been defined as “social interactions (and thus language) that aresituated in settings (though not necessarily 'physical'” locations) recognizable as 'institutional' or what some simply call 'work-related'” (Freed 2015).
Types of institutional discourse to be discussed include, e.g., classroom interaction, parliamentary debates, courtroom hearings,
presidential news conferences, and news interviews. A key objective will be to reflect on the theoretical and practical implications of the study of
institutional discourse and to develop students’ methodological skills, conducting hands-on analysis of authentic interactional data.