Communities, Speakers, Texts: Pragmatic and Sociolinguistic Perspectives on English 2019/2020 (7.5 credits)
Autumn 2019, 50 %, Campus
Start date: 2 September 2019
End date: 5 November 2019
Application Deadline: 15 April 2019
Enrolment Code: UU-55005 Application
Language of Instruction: English
Location: Uppsala
Selection: Higher education credits (maximum 165 credits)
Spring 2020, 50 %, Campus
Start date: 20 January 2020
End date: 29 March 2020
Application Deadline: 15 October 2019
Enrolment Code: UU-05005 Application
Language of Instruction: English
Location: Uppsala
Selection: Higher education credits (maximum 165 credits)
Entry Requirements: English A1 and English B1
Fees:
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Application Fee: SEK 900
Tuition fee, first semester: SEK 11250
Tuition fee, total: SEK 11250
About the course:
This course examines how the English language varies in use according to contextual factors. By applying theories and analytical frameworks from the fields of pragmatics and sociolinguistics, we discover how speakers and writers use the English language to communicate meanings, carry out actions, signal membership in speech communities, and achieve styles in talk and writing. In the pragmatics portion of the course, we consider the ways in which meaning is context dependent and the ways in which speakers achieve goals using language. In the sociolinguistics portion of the course, we analyse the linguistic resources with which speakers show their connection to a given community and express identity. You will use primarily qualitative research methods to complete assignments and short research papers.
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