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Objectives and competences

The objectives of the course are to: • learn pragmalinguistic approaches for discourse analysis, • refine knowledge of the communicative functions of linguistic and non-linguistic elements, • approach pragmalinguistic methods for discovering intercultural and interlingual differences in German and Slovenian language communities • use pragmalinguistic approaches in other fields of study.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• Aims and tasks of pragmalinguistic disciplines • The notions of discourse and contrastive discourse analysis • Text-producing and text-decoding cognitive strategies in the communication process • Models, classifications and methods for pragmalinguistic text analysis and their contribution to the visualization of intercultural differences: speech acts, conversational maxims, conversational analysis, discourse markers, indexical signs, thematic progression types • Contrastive discourse analysis of selected German and Slovenian texts from different sources (TV talk shows, documentaries, internet pages, commercial clips and brochures)

Learning and teaching methods

• Lectures, • Seminar.

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

On completion of this course the student will be able: • distinguish linguistic elements according to their communicative function in texts (with emphasis on linguistic markers or expressions of opinions, emotions and values) • identify the values of text participants and connected goals • identify strategies and argument types used by text participants for approaching their goals • evaluate the similarities and differences of opinions and arguments in German and Slovene texts on controversially discussed social topics.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

communication skills: writing skills in seminar paper production and homework assignments, 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 parallel text corpora, organization skills: to work as team leader during seminars, solving analytical problems, to work creatively and flexibly with others as part of a team during seminars.

Readings

Adamzik, K. 2004: Textlinguistik. Eine einführende Darstellung, Niemeyer, Tübingen. de Beaugrande, R. A., Dressler, W.U. 1992: Uvod v besediloslovje, Park, Ljubljana. Brinker, K., Sager, S. F. 1989: Linguistische Gesprächsanalyse. Eine Einführung, Erich Schmidt, Berlin. Diewald, G. M. 1991: Deixis und Textsorten im Deutschen, Niemeyer, Tübingen. Jäger, S. (4. Aufl. 2004) : Kritische Diskursanalyse. Eine Einführung. Unrast, Münster.

Prerequisits

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  • doc. dr. TEODOR PETRIČ

  • Seminar paper: 60
  • Collaboration in lectures, tutorials and lab work: 40

  • : 15
  • : 75

  • Slovenian, German
  • Slovenian, German