Universität Wien

122052 PS PS Linguistics (2021W)

Pragmatics

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work
REMOTE
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 07.10. 16:15 - 17:45 Digital
  • Thursday 14.10. 16:15 - 17:45 Digital
  • Thursday 21.10. 16:15 - 17:45 Digital
  • Thursday 28.10. 16:15 - 17:45 Digital
  • Thursday 04.11. 16:15 - 17:45 Digital
  • Thursday 11.11. 16:15 - 17:45 Digital
  • Thursday 18.11. 16:15 - 17:45 Digital
  • Thursday 25.11. 16:15 - 17:45 Digital
  • Thursday 02.12. 16:15 - 17:45 Digital
  • Thursday 09.12. 16:15 - 17:45 Digital
  • Thursday 16.12. 16:15 - 17:45 Digital
  • Thursday 13.01. 16:15 - 17:45 Digital
  • Thursday 20.01. 16:15 - 17:45 Digital
  • Thursday 27.01. 16:15 - 17:45 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The linguistic field of pragmatics investigates how language is used in social context and “how more gets communicated than is said” (Yule 1996: 3). Taking the study of pragmatics as an example, this course provides students with insights into one area of linguistics research and prepares them for their first small-scale research project.

In this course, students will become familiar with key-concepts and theories in pragmatics (e.g. Speech Acts, Politeness, Cooperative Principle) and develop necessary skills to conduct linguistic research.

Some of the questions we will address in the course of this term are:
- What do people actually mean by what they say in a specific context?
- How is meaning inferred by the addressee?
- What types of data can be used for empirical research in pragmatics?
- What role does pragmatics play in the English language classroom?

In addition to exploring these questions, participants will also learn how to find relevant literature on a specific research topic/question, critically analyze and reflect on existing research in the field and gain first experience in planning, conducting and writing up a small-scale linguistic research project.

This course combines lecturer input, sample analyses of relevant material, assignments, group work, discussions, and student presentations.

Assessment and permitted materials

Student assessment is based on active participation in class, online assignments, regular readings, an oral poster presentation and the PS paper.

For the paper each student will choose one aspect related to pragmatics, explore it in more detail and conduct a study. Further information will be provided in class.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular attendance (max. 2 absences)
Part 1: Class participation, readings, smaller (online) assignments, discussions (f2f, online): 10%
Part 2: Poster presentation in class: 25%
Part 3: Paper proposal: 20%
Part 4: PS paper (3,500 words +/-10%): 45%
All parts (1, 2, 3 and 4) must be completed and at least three out of four parts must be positive. The overall pass mark is 60%.

Grading scale: 1 (sehr gut) 100-90%; 2 (gut) 89-80%; 3 (befriedigend), 79-70%; 4 (genügend) 69-60%; 5 (nicht genügend) 59-0%.

Examination topics

Course evaluation is based on
- active participation, discussions/online activities, regular readings
- online poster presentation
- on-time submission of PS paper and paper proposal
Please note that your paper will be checked with anti-plagiarism software (TurnItIn).

Reading list

Cutting, Joan. 2015. Pragmatics: a resource book for students. (3rd edition). New York: Routledge.

Association in the course directory

Studium: BEd 046 / 407
Code/Modul: BEd 09.1
Lehrinhalt: 12-2045

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:16