Discourse Theory and Practice: A Reader (Published in association with The Open University)

When I complained about this course reader to the Open University- because it told me nothing about what Discourse Analysis was before combining methodologies- I was told this was a very good introduction to the subject. Certainly it contains some interesting material but never clarifies what discourse analysis is sufficiently before it moves on. There is no discussion of particular methods or anything to guide reading so I was left feeling a bit lost. As such, probably good if you already know what discourse analysis is, but pretty rubbish if you are trying to work it all out!