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Fairclough's three-dimensional model of critical discourse analysis as a framework for in-depth reading instruction

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Description

The article organizes its intervention around Fairclough's three-dimensional model of critical discourse analysis, in which "CDA approach focuses on three dimensions of discourse": text, discourse practice, and socio-cultural practice. These dimensions are analyzed at three levels — description, interpretation, and explanation — and the model treats language as a form of social practice in which ideology is invested in linguistic features. The study operationalized the description level through the ten-question model and had students interpret and explain texts' ideological meanings.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • An experienced teacher familiar with CDA principles to guide interpretation and explanation stages

Constraints

  • The article reports that interpretation and explanation stages "encountered many problems" because students had little acquaintance with macro-level CDA concepts

Target Learners

  • undergraduate EFL English-major students (TEFL, Translation, Literature)

Learning Goals

  • critical reading and analysis of implicit and ideological meanings in texts
  • reading comprehension of ideologically loaded texts

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Key Sources

  • Javadi, J., & Mohammadi, M. (2019). The Effect of Critical Discourse-Based Instruction on Iranian English Major Students’ Reading Comprehension. International Journal of Instruction, 12(1), 33-52. https://www.e-iji.net
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title Fairclough's three-dimensional model of critical discourse analysis as a framework for in-depth reading instruction
description The article organizes its intervention around Fairclough's three-dimensional model of critical discourse analysis, in which "CDA approach focuses on three dimensions of discourse": text, discourse practice, and socio-...
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