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Objectives and competences

The objectives of the course are: • to acquire basic knowledge in the field of pragmalinguistics and discourse analysis • to identify possibilities for the usage of the theoretic models, results and methods for independent study and future (pedagogical or cultural) work.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• The field of pragmalingustics • Speech acts and conversational maxims. • The definition of text, the relation between text and discourse (the distinction between conversation, dialog and discussion) • Discourse typology • Discourse analysis

Learning and teaching methods

• seminar (method of explanation, case studies, discussion, role play) The information and communications technology is used for educational purposes in the teaching and learning process.

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

On completion of this course the student will be able: • to understand basic processes and conventions underlying text (mainly discourse) production and reception; • to differentiate between utterance meaning and communicative sense; • to recognize deictic means and analyze their role in text production and reception; • to identify, interpret and evaluate the application of conversational maxims in various speech situations; • to recognize and interpret indirect speech acts; • to produce and understand different types of discourse, their content and intentions more appropriately.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes: • communication skills: writing skills (seminar paper), oral skills (in paper presentation and discussion), • use of information technology: search for linguistic contents in the world wide web, use of special linguistic software and electronic dictionaries and lexicons, • organization skills: to work as team leader during seminars, • solving analytical problems

Readings

Malmivuori, O. 2012: Zu Stand und Entwicklung der Sprechakttheorie: Zu Grundsätzen und Entwicklungschancen der Theorie des sprachlichen Handelns, AV Akademikerverlag, Saarbrücken Liedtke, F. 1998: Grammatik der Illokution: über Sprechhandlungen und ihre Realisierungsformen im Deutschen, Narr, Tübingen Ehrhardt, C., Heringer, H. J. 2011: Pragmatik, Fink, Paderborn 2011 (UTB; 3480) Deppermann, A. 2008: Gespräche analysieren. Eine Einfu¨hrung, VS, Wiesbaden Brinker, K., Sager, S. F. 1989: Linguistische Gesprächsanalyse. Eine Einführung, Erich Schmidt Verlag, Berlin

Prerequisits

Prerequisits for acceding the course: None. Conditions for prerequisits: To be allowed to attend the written examination, the student has to manifest active participation during classes.

  • doc. dr. MELANIJA LARISA FABČIČ

  • Written examination: 60
  • Collaboration by lectures and seminar: 40

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