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School:

School of Arts and Humanities

Credit Rating:

20

Level (including FHEQ):

I (FHEQ Level 5)

Graded or Non Graded:

Graded

Version Valid From:

2023-08-03

Module Leader:

Roxanne Taylor

Version Number

2024.01

Learning Methods

Lecture

Seminar

Guided Independent Study

Synopsis

The pragmatic perspective on language is about the use of language in ‘real life’ situations. While semantics is about what words and sentences mean, pragmatics is about what people mean when they use the words and sentences, and what they understand when they see/hear the words and sentences uttered. This … For more content click the Read More button below.

Learning Strategy

Student learning involves weekly one-hour sessions, alternating a lecture on a single topic and a seminar the following week in which students discuss this topic and explore its relevance. The seminar will usually require preparatory work as directed in the lecture the previous week.

Outline Syllabus

After considering the scope of pragmatics and its place in the study of language and communication, the module covers its major conceptual foundations (speech act theory, deixis, presupposition, implicature, relevance theory, context) and then proceeds to introduce its major developments and applications (the pragmatic perspective on conversational structure; interpersonal pragmatics, … For more content click the Read More button below.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students will
1.
have knowledge and understanding of the distinctive character of pragmatics in relation to other fields of language study and its terminology.
2.
have knowledge and understanding of the distinction and relations between textual meaning and speaker/hearer meaning.
3.
have knowledge and understanding of the overriding importance of context and of its many facets in the production and interpretation of language.
4.
be able to to apply concepts and theories appropriately in the detailed analysis of utterances and discourse.
5.
be able to express ideas cogently and coherently and with an accurate use of English for academic purposes.

Formative Assessment

Assessment 1: Written assignment (coursework)

Summative Assessment

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

Assessment 2: Portfolio

Assessment Criteria

The assessment criteria are those used by English Linguistics and Modern Language, designed in accordance with the appropriate Benchmark document, and disseminated to students in module handbooks and on written work feedback sheets. Assessment criteria specific to this module: Demonstration of a thorough and critical understanding of pragmatics and its … For more content click the Read More button below.

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