{"id":44855,"date":"2025-07-23T08:48:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T08:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/arts\/?p=44855"},"modified":"2025-07-23T08:49:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T08:49:38","slug":"masters-thesis-defense-a-systemic-functional-grammar-approach-for-the-study-of-nirij-investigative-journalistic-discourse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/arts\/2025\/07\/23\/masters-thesis-defense-a-systemic-functional-grammar-approach-for-the-study-of-nirij-investigative-journalistic-discourse\/","title":{"rendered":"Master&#8217;s Thesis Defense: &#8220;A Systemic Functional Grammar Approach for the Study of NIRIJ Investigative Journalistic Discourse&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On <b>Monday, July 21, 2025<\/b>, the English Language Department at the College of Arts hosted a master&#8217;s thesis defense titled &#8220;<b>A Systemic Functional Grammar Approach for the Study of NIRIJ Investigative Journalistic Discourse<\/b>.&#8221; The defense was attended by the Dean of the College, Professor Dr. Hatem Fahd Al-Tai, Head of the Department, Dr. Salih Abdullah Abdulrahman, and several faculty members.<\/p>\n<p>The study, presented by student Noor Khalaf Hussein, aims to analyze the linguistic structure of investigative journalistic discourse using <b>Halliday&#8217;s Systemic Functional Grammar<\/b>. It specifically focuses on the ideational function to analyze how language constructs meaning in investigative reports.<\/p>\n<p>The examining committee consisted of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Prof. Dr. Hala Khalid Najm<\/b> \/ University of Mosul &#8211; College of Arts (President)<\/li>\n<li><b>Assist. Prof. Dr. Anmar Hammoudi Saeed<\/b> \/ University of Mosul &#8211; College of Arts (Member)<\/li>\n<li><b>Assist. Prof. Dr. Ali Hussein Hazem<\/b> \/ Al-Hamdaniya University &#8211; College of Education (Member)<\/li>\n<li><b>Assist. 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