Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- relation between pragmatic conventions and culture in global context
- different forms of analysis and methodologies in pragmatics
- analysis and evaluation of pragmatics in language teaching course-books
- major theories and concepts in the field of pragmatics
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- monitor your own progress and evaluate your understanding of key concepts
- access theoretical frameworks and approaches to data analysis and assess relative strengths and weaknesses
- use of information technology where appropriate
- 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
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- analyse forms of written and oral interaction from different contexts in relation to their pragmatic function;
- evaluate language teaching materials in terms of pragmatics
- reflectively reassess your individual experience in written and oral forms of interaction
- select and evaluate relevant academic publications and discuss them critically
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