ENGLISH PRAGMATICS
Course Title
Course Code
Credit
Equivalent Course
Prerequisite
Coordinator
Program Level
Instruction Language
Applicable for TESOL Program
Requirement in TESOL Program
Semester in TESOL Program
Applicable for Translation & Interpretation Program
Requirement in Translation & Interpretation Program
Semester in Translation & Interpretation Program
Overview
This course is designed to provide the students of English major at UTE with the large-scale view of the main features of the area of language study concerned: its scope and principles of enquiry, its basic concerns and key concepts involved in studying and analyzing pragmatic meaning. The course helps the students explore the relationship between semantics and pragmatics, the two branches of linguistics that look at the meaning. The course also covers the area of language function that embraces the use of language in social contexts (knowing what to say, how to say it, and when to say it - and how to "be" with other people). Exercises at the end of each unit will give students the chance to practise and consolidate their skills.
Objectives
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Goals |
Goal Description |
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G1 |
Background knowledge of concepts used in English Pragmatics and different aspects of meaning at sentence and utterance levels. |
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G2 |
Application of the knowledge learned in social communication. Use proper language in particular contexts of utterances |
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G3 |
Communicative skills; teamwork skills. |
Learning Outcomes
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Learning Outcomes |
Description |
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G1 |
Explain basic terms in English Identify sentence meaning and utterance Recognize a speaker’s implicatures derived from his/her utterances in specific contexts. |
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G2 |
Demonstrate knowledge about English Pragmatics in the reality of communication. Develop research skills. Develop creativity, critical thinking, patience, passion, flexibility and self-studying. Perform professional behaviours and ethics. |
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G3 |
Participate in teamwork to discuss and work out solutions for any problems in English Pragmatics |
Materials
Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Peccei, J. S. (1999). Pragmatics. England: Routledge.
Levinson, S. C. (1983). Pragmatics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hurford, J. R., & Heasley, B. (1984). Semantics A Course Book. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
To, T. M. (2007). Semantics Coursebook. Ho Chi Minh City: Ho Chi Minh City National University Publishing House.
Assessment
This class is based on on-going assessment. Students are assessed for their performance in the following components:
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Assignment |
Percentage |
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In-class activities |
10% |
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Project |
10% |
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Midterm test |
30% |
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Final test |
50% |
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