Topic name: Discourse- as a process and as a product + key
differences.
Name of Student: Zunaira Gul, Safa Asif,Naila nasir.
Study Program: BS English.
Semester: 6th(B)
Subject: Discourse studies.
Instructor Name: Dr Najia
Date: 19-4-2025
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Topic : Discourse as a product and as a process.
Q.A Choose the correct answer.
1. What does “discourse” refer to? (B)
A) Only written communication
B) How language is used in real life to share ideas,
beliefs, or power
C) Only spoken arguments
D) Grammar rules
2. Which of the following best explains discourse? ( C )
A) Communication that only involves speaking
B) The use of emojis in online chats
C) Communication that reflects broader social meanings
or power structures
D) A simple exchange of greetings
3. What does Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) help
identify? (B)
A) Grammar errors in writing
B) Inequality and changes in power
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C) The rhythm of a speech
D) Synonyms of difficult words
4. What is the focus of Critical Discourse Analysis
(CDA)?
(B)
A) Memorizing vocabulary
B) The beauty of poetic forms
C) How people speak or write and how meaning is
shaped
D) Comparing different languages
5. How is discourse described in terms of its nature? (B)
A) Something to be memorized
B) Something ongoing
C) Something to avoid
D) Something fictional
6. What does CDA analyze in communication? (B)
A) The outcome only
B) The way meaning is made during the act of
communication
C) The type of font used
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D) Whether the speaker is fluent
7. Which of the following is NOT part of discourse? (B)
A) Symbolic gestures
B) Grammar drills
C) Written language
D) Spoken communication
8. When thinking about discourse as an “ongoing”
process, what is it focused on? (B)
A) What was said or written
B) The act of speaking or writing and shaping meaning
C) Memorizing definitions
D) Reading poetry aloud
9. What does the final text in discourse focus on? ( C )
A) The process of communication
B) The setting of communication
C) What was said or written
D) The language of animals
10. Why is discourse important in society? (B)
A) It helps people win arguments
B) It reflects and shapes ideas, beliefs, and power
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C) It makes conversations longer
D) It replaces grammar entirely
Q.B Fill in the blanks.
1. Discourse is how __________ is used in real life to
share ideas, beliefs, or power. (Language)
2. Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) focuses on how
__________ is made, created, and shaped during
communication.(meaning)
3. Discourse goes beyond individual words or sentences
and reflects broader __________ meanings or
__________ structures.(1.social,2.power)
4. CDA can help reveal __________ or bring about
changes in __________.(1.inequality 2.power)
5. The final text in discourse refers to what was
__________ or __________, not how it was produced.
(1.said 2.written)
Q.C True/False
1)Discourse as a process focuses on the act of
communicationand interaction in real time. (True)
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2) Discourse as a product is concerned with analyzing
the
final texts or spoken.
out put
(True)
3) Discourse as a process and discourse as a product
are unrelated concepts. (False)
4) In Discourse as a process grammer rules are more
important then of communication.
(False).
5) Discourse as a produet ignores how the message
was construeted or delivered.
(True)
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