Language in use (P02595)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : EDU-P-P02595

This course will explore function, form and meaning through a variety of short texts in common everyday contexts. Participants will begin the course by being exposed to a variety of texts and encouraged to view these in different ways, and this will lead towards selection and analysis of participants' own choices of texts. The course will focus on encouraging individuals to externalise initial reactions to texts and then to analyse this deeper, bringing in issues of culture and contexts.

Entry Requirements

? Costs : Students are required to purchase the core texts marked in bold.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Education, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course participants will be able to:

• discuss philosophies which inform views of language
• describe and analyse linguistic features of texts using appropriate terminology
• analyse and evaluate the relationships between the context, culture, text and the individual
• relate issues of discourse and pragmatics to examples of real language in use
• critically evaluate current research on analysis of language in various forms
• engage with analysis of chosen samples of language

Assessment Information

The assignment should be approximately 4000 words.
Students should find an example of a unit in a coursebook that suggests real use of language but is lacking in some aspects. Other examples of the real language in use should be provided, and a rationale for the choice of new texts given. The texts chosen can be provided from the portfolio, and should include explanation of the text in context, analysis, and philosophical issues.