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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
LROM0173-1  Pragmatics

Duration :  30h Th
Number of credits :  
Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Second Language, Professional Focus, 1st yearSecond semester4
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Research Focus , 1st yearSecond semester5
Master in Linguistics, Research focus, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Research Focus, 1st yearSecond semester5
Bachelor in Psychology and Education : Speech and Language Therapy , 3rd yearSecond semester3
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Speech TherapySecond semester3
Lecturer :  Jean‑Marc Defays
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
We will begin by defining the specificity and the field of pragmatics in relation to linguistics and its related areas of study and research.

We will take a look, in succession, at different types of pragmatics, whether this is in the framework of the philosophy of language, cognitive linguistics, or the linguistics of enunciation.

Finally we shall propose pathways for reflection upon the resources offered by pragmatics in order to analyse various situations of communication.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
Introduce the participants to the principles and to the debates of the pragmatics, and give them an opportunity to understand its issues and to put them into discussion.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Some knowledge in linguistics.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
After presenting the theory, the course is organized as a seminar to which each of the participants contributes according to his/her speciality, readings and/or an individual work he/she will present or draft.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Second semester, Tuesday, from 08:30 am to 10:30 pm, room to be announced
Recommended or required readings :  
Various bibliographic documents and references are communicated to the participants throughout the course.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral and/or written exam, and/or individual work, according to the participants' projects.
Session : in June
Organizational remarks :  
Throughout the presentation of the theory, the students are expected to participate actively in the discussions provoked and the practical exercises and case studies that are put to them.

An alternative programme may be suggested to students who are unable to attend the course.
Contacts :  
Prof. Jean-Marc DEFAYS
Institut Supérieur des Langues Vivantes
Université de Liège
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
Email : jmdefays@ulg.ac.be
Tél. : 04 366 55 20
Fax : 04 366 58 55


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