Postgraduate Course: Pragmatics (MSc) (LASC11097)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course covers the organization of language above the sentence-level. Classes and assignments will include analysis of naturally occurring data as well as evaluation of various analytical frameworks. Domains covered include cross-sentence discourse phenomena such as coreference, ellipsis, and information structure, as well as the analysis of these phenomena within models of discourse coherence, cooperative communication, and the psycholinguistics of comprehension and production. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
55 %,
Coursework
45 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1) Three assignments related to readings and class lectures (15% x 3 = 45%). The three assignments are roughly 1,000-1,500 words each.
2) Final exam (55%). The exam will consist of short answer questions.
Assignments and Exam will involve data analysis and theory application. |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Pragmatics (MSc) | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Understand and discuss important concepts in pragmatics
- Analyse naturally occurring linguistic data for both structure and function
- Evaluate different kinds of explanation in the field of pragmatics
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Hannah Rohde
Tel: (0131 6)50 6802
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Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
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