Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- use of information technology where appropriate
- monitor your own progress and evaluate your understanding of key concepts
- communicate about patterns of oral and written forms of interaction in a range of formats and registers, spoken and written, for a range of audiences
- identify, select and use a wide range of analytical frameworks
- access theoretical frameworks and approaches to data analysis and assess relative strengths and weaknesses
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- different forms of analysis and methodologies in pragmatics
- major theories and concepts in the field of pragmatics
- relation between pragmatic conventions and culture in global context
- analysis and evaluation of pragmatics in language teaching course-books
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- evaluate language teaching materials in terms of pragmatics
- analyse forms of written and oral interaction from different contexts in relation to their pragmatic function;
- select and evaluate relevant academic publications and discuss them critically
- reflectively reassess your individual experience in written and oral forms of interaction
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 126 |
Teaching | 24 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Bousfield, D. (2008). Impoliteness in Interaction. Amsterdam: John Benjamin.
Archer, D. Aijmer, K. and Wichmann, A. (2012). Pragmatics: An Advanced Resource Book for Students.. London: Routledge.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
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Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
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Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External