Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:31
How does the way we use language shape our lives, and how does the way we live shape the language we use? Moving beyond strict notions of structure, this course explores communication in practice, examining how language works in various contexts and cultures. It addresses contemporary social issues that are principally or partly communicative in nature, challenging common misconceptions and giving students an understanding of the contribution awareness of language can make to numerous fields.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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In this course we will engage in careful study of various means of communication, from conversations to social networking and advertising, as well as broader questions of social identity factors that influence and interact with language. The course also addresses contemporary social issues that are principally or partly communicative in nature, challenging common misconceptions, and giving students an understanding of the contribution that awareness of language can make to numerous fields. Students will gain skills from discourse and pragmatics, the study of language in use, to allow them to undertake their own analysis and discussion of numerous examples of real-world language data. They will come away from the course with an understanding of how principles from linguistics can be applied in all areas of life.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 29 | Feedback Weeks | 29 | |
| Feedback |
Online test, available for a week, which you have an hour to complete at a time of your choice. Feedback will be provided automatically upon submission of test. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Evaluate | Be able to think critically about language in real-world contexts. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand techniques used in the study of discourse and pragmatics. |
| Factual | Understand | Have knowledge of the way language is used in a variety of communicative contexts. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 37 | Feedback Weeks | 40 | |
| Feedback |
To be submitted at end of teaching. Feedback within three weeks of submission. Feedback will be in the form of grader comments, provided through the essay submission platform Turnitin. |
Word Count | 1500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Analyse | Be able to analyse language from a range of sources using techniques from discourse analysis and pragmatics. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Assessed acress the weeks the course takes place. Feedback will be provided orally by tutors during the course, as well as in a final comment at the end of the course. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Evaluate | Be able to think critically about language in real-world contexts. |
| Factual | Understand | Have knowledge of the way language is used in a variety of communicative contexts. |
| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 33 | Feedback Weeks | 33 | |
| Feedback |
Online test, available for a week, which you have an hour to complete at a time of your choice. Feedback will be provided automatically upon submission of test. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Be able to think critically about language in real-world contexts. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand techniques used in the study of discourse and pragmatics. |
| Factual | Understand | Have knowledge of the way language is used in a variety of communicative contexts. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided through tutor comments on the online essay submission platform Turnitin. |
Word Count | 2000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Be able to think critically about language in real-world contexts. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Be able to analyse language from a range of sources using techniques from discourse analysis and pragmatics. |
| Factual | Understand | Have knowledge of the way language is used in a variety of communicative contexts. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand techniques used in the study of discourse and pragmatics. |
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