Course
Course 7.5 credits • ENGM23
The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with how English and other languages are used to make meaning in discourse, what this reveals about human thinking and social interaction. The course explores language in use at different levels, ranging from individual words to larger chunks of text in order to emphasize the importance of context for meaning-making and interpretation at all levels. The course incorporates both theoretical and practical modules. The theoretical components of the course include the relationship between words and conceptual structure, and construals of meanings in use. These theoretical notions are applied to the analysis of concrete instances of discourse, to show how language resources are dynamically and strategically used by speakers to achieve certain communicative goals and shape interpersonal roles and relations. Relevant methods and techniques are introduced and assessed in relation to what they reveal about the meaningful functioning of language. An assignment of the student’s own choice is carried out in order to consolidate their understanding of the key concepts and to make use of and assess the relevant techniques and methods. The language primarilly used, discussed, and analysed in examples, exercises, and assignments is English.
Study period:
autumn semester 2016
Type of studies:
part time, 50 %,
day
Study period:
2016-10-28 – 2017-01-13
Language of instruction:
English
Application code:
LU-34361
Eligibility:
The student must have attained Bachelor's level in a language or in general linguistics. English 6/English Course B.
Teachers:
Carita Paradis