Communities, Speakers, Texts: Pragmatic and Sociolinguistic Perspectives on English, 7.5 credits
Academic year 2022/2023
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Autumn 2022, 50%, Campus
Start date: 29 August 2022
End date: 30 October 2022
Application deadline: 19 April 2022
Application code: UU-55010 Application
Language of instruction: English
Location: Uppsala
Selection: Higher education credits (maximum 165 credits)
Registration: 1 August 2022 – 28 August 2022
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Spring 2023, 50%, Campus
Start date: 16 January 2023
End date: 26 March 2023
Application deadline: 17 October 2022
Application code: UU-05010 Application
Language of instruction: English
Location: Uppsala
Selection: Higher education credits (maximum 165 credits)
Registration: 19 December 2022 – 15 January 2023
Entry requirements: English A1 and English B1
Fees:
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Application fee: SEK 900
Tuition fee, first semester: SEK 11,250
Tuition fee, total: SEK 11,250
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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Contact
Engelska parken, Thunbergsvägen 3 L
Box 527, 751 20 Uppsala
Telephone: 018-471 1247 018-471 1245
Email: Info@engelska.uu.se