Study Programmes 2015-2016
LROM0173-1  
Pragmatics
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in multilingual communication (120 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : French as a second language (120 ECTS)4
Master in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English (120 ECTS)5
Master in linguistics (120 ECTS)5
Master in linguistics (120 ECTS)5
Master in modern languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Bachelor in psychology and education : speech and language therapy3
Bachelor in psychology and education : speech and language therapy3
Master in speech and language therapy (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Jean-Marc Defays
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Some knowledge in linguistics.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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.
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
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
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
Deborah MEUNIER Assistante dmeunier@ulg.ac.be