Unit name | Intercultural Pragmatics and Communication. |
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Unit code | EDUCM0002 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Dr. Woodfield |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Education |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The unit focuses on Intercultural Pragmatics as the study of language in context in intercultural communication and aims to provide insights into the relationship between linguistic, social/situational and cognitive dimensions of such study and the theoretical, research and practical dimensions of the field.. The unit aims to introduce students to, and develop skills in, (i) a range of research approaches in intercultural pragmatics through critical and reflective readings of empirical studies in the field, (ii) the application of analytical approaches to intercultural communication in a range of discourse contexts with a focus on spoken and written data, and (iii) the application of intercultural pragmatics for language teaching. Indicative unit content includes: Researching Pragmatics; Politeness and Impoliteness theory; Cultural variables in communication (the influence of cultural norms on linguistic choices); Intercultural Pragmatics and English Language Teaching; Pragmatic development in a second language (theory, method and application); Intercultural Pragmatics and Language Corpora; Speech Acts and Gricean Maxims in context.
Students will be able to:
Lectures, Seminars and Workshops, Tutorials, Blackboard.
The format of assessment follows the format for optional units on the MSc TESOL programme. Either: 1) Professional Task. A negotiated assignment of 4000 words exploring profesional aspects of Intercultural Pragmatics, informed by both current perspectives in the literature, and the development needs of a specific curricular context. Or: 2) Research Design. An outline proposal of 4000 words for an empirical research study addressing a current theoretical or curricular issue in Intercultural Pragmatics, including a focussed literature review, research questions and procedures for data collection and data analysis.