The Document Commentary provides you with an opportunity to deconstruct/analyse a key speech. Political leaders and experts use discourse to influence various groups and thereby construct a very specific approach to foreign policy making. This is often in conjunction with a major global event or international crisis. Students should aim to achieve the following:
• Provide a brief content outline
• Identify the context(s) from which the speech originates
• Analyse the speech in terms of its objectives while identifying its target audience(s)
• Consider/evaluate whether events validated the central message presented
• Demonstrate a sufficient use of academic sources to enhance the analysis
• Write in a suitably academic manner
• Be able to reference to an acceptable level using the Harvard APA system