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| Article Name : | | | DISCOURSE ANALYSIS: MAKING ENGLISH CLASS ROOM EFFECTIVE | | Author Name : | | | Santoshkumar. M. Patil | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-4175 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | The term 'Discourse analysis' originated in the early 1970, constituting many disciplines such as linguistics, rhetoric, Semiotics, Cultural anthropology, Sociology and other a variety of new interdisciplinary research fields. From its beginning this term attracted the attention of scholars in the field of linguistics and applied linguistics as it is mainly deal with the study of relationship between language and context in which it is used. Cook defines Discourse as a 'language in use '1 Therefore 'Discourse analysis' not only has theoretical value, but it has an important application value. The main target of' Discourse analysis'is to achieve certain communicative purpose between the speaker and listener. It includes structure of the language, idea, writing, articulation, vocabulary, grammar, and most importantly the use of speech –act theory for students, to enhance student's language learning capacity. This paper is an attempt to thrash out the practical application of 'Discourse analysis' in the English classroom by the English teacher to make English class room effective. | | Keywords : | | |
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