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LN4502: LANGUAGE AND THE PROFESSIONS (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:34


Course Overview

The course explores a variety of professional communities of practice from the point of view of language use. Topics discussed include:

  • Language and Law
  • Language and Law Enforcement
  • Language and Health Care
  • Doctor-Patient Interaction
  • Talking Therapies
  • Organisational Communication Talk and Organisational Interaction
  • Structure of Organisational Communications
  • Persuasive Discourse (Advertising, etc.).

Students will apply a variety of linguistic methods to reveal the relationship between language, communicative practice and professional activities, in order to increase their understanding of language and enhancing professional practice.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term Second Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Elspeth Edelstein

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Language And Linguistics (LN) (Studied)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Programme Level 4

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course explores a variety of professional communities of practice from the point of view of language use. Topics discussed include:

Language and Law Language and Law Enforcement Language and Health Care Doctor-Patient Interaction Talking Therapies Organisational Communication Talk and Organisational Interaction Structure of Organisational Communications Persuasive Discourse (Advertising, etc).

Students will apply a variety of linguistic methods to reveal the relationship between language, communicative practice and professional activities, in order to increase their understanding of language and enhancing professional practice. Where possible instructions from Law, Medical Science and other areas will discuss language in their field.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: 2 linguistic analyses (40% each), seminar assessment (20%).

Resit: 1 two-hour examination.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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