MA Seminar 340-AT2-1SEM1
This seminar focuses on functional views of language and pragmatics. It concentrates on the ways in which the social, cultural, interpersonal, and discursive context of language shapes its forms and uses. The areas covered include functional models of language, pragmatics (American and European schools), language functions (particularly the interpersonal function), intercultural and cross-cultural pragmatics (politeness: the concept of face, negative politeness, positive politeness, speech acts).
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Prerequisites (description)
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Type of course
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Learning outcomes
1. Students know, and are able to define and use the basic terms in linguistics.
2. Students are able to understand and analyse linguistics publications.
3. Students are able to analyse linguistic phenomena.
Assessment criteria
In the first year, students are expected two submit two written works: (1) a review of literature concerning a research topic of their choice, (2) a small scale study presenting preliminary results of their research. During the second year, they are expected to complete their MA work.
Bibliography
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