English II (LS) 1st language (2008/2009)

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Course code
4S00944
Credits
6
Coordinator
Marta Degani
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Teaching is organised as follows:
Unit Credits Academic sector Period Academic staff
Lezioni 3 L-LIN/12-LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH II semestre Marta Degani
Competenza linguistica C2 3 L-LIN/12-LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH II semestre Marta Degani

Learning outcomes

Module: Lezioni
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To introduce students to the analysis of literary/cultural texts from a pragmatic perspective thus enabling an understanding and identification of processes of meaning making. Both theory and practice will be considered.


Module: Competenza linguistica C2
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C2 Mastery

Syllabus

Module: Lezioni
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Introduction to pragmatics:
- illocutionary acts and performative hypothesis
- speech acts
- cooperative principle and conversational maxims
- ‘indirectness’
- ‘politeness’
- conversation analysis
- polyphony


BIBLIOGRAPHY
- J.Mey, Pragmatics. An Introduction, (2nd ed) Blackwell, Oxford, 2002 (parts: I, II).
- J. Mey, When Voices Clash. A Study in Literary Pragmatics, Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin, 2000.


Module: Competenza linguistica C2
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Assessment methods and criteria

Module: Lezioni
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Oral exam


English language requirements
Level 5 (ALTE), C2 (Council of Europe


Module: Competenza linguistica C2
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