EKIA214 Pragmatics of/and Social Interaction (5 cr)

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Study level:
Intermediate studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Language and Communication Studies
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

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The course investigates how people communicate meaning and negotiate relationships and examines social and cultural variation within communities.

Description

In this course, we will investigate how people use language in interaction to communicate meaning and negotiate relationships. The focus will be on key concepts of pragmatics and the study of social interaction. We will explore how participation in interaction is structured and how it is shaped by the contexts in which it is embedded. We also examine social and cultural variation and discuss what kinds of interactional norms are adhered to within different communities.

Learning outcomes

After this course, students will be able to:

  • analyse and describe the role of context in communicating meaning,

  • observe different layers of meaning in interaction,

  • apply important concepts in pragmatics in analysis of authentic data,

  • analyse the role of embodiment and socio-material artefacts in interaction, and

  • analyse how social identities and relationships are negotiated in interaction.

Compulsory prerequisites

  • Prerequisite group 1
    • EKIP2001 Introduction to Language Study (4 cr)Not published for this curriculum period
    • OR
  • Prerequisite group 2
    • EKIP2002 Exploring Grammar (2 cr)Not published for this curriculum period
    • OR
  • Prerequisite group 3
    • EKIP2010 English Linguistics (5 cr)Not published for this curriculum period
    • OR
  • Prerequisite group 4

Recommended prerequisites

Study materials

Required and recommended readings will be available in Moodle.

Completion methods

Method 1

Description:
The completion methods include contact teaching with lectures, in-class discussion tasks, homework readings and tasks, and a small-scale study.
Evaluation criteria:
The course assessment is based on a set of small weekly tasks and active class participation (40%) and a small-scale study (60%). The attendance requirement is 80%.
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Participation in teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
No published teaching