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General Information

Undergraduate Studies

Graduate Studies

• Admissions
• Academic Regulation
• Student Finances
• General Academic Requirements
• Fields of Graduate Study:
  Academic Degrees & Course Listings
• Language Institutes
• Summer Session

Research

Continuing Education & Training Programs

Appendix: Personnel & Enrollment

Language Pragmatics

Same as TEFL 550.  Prerequisite: TAFL 501.  Offered once a year.
Definition of pragmatics. Relations of pragmatics to semantics, syntax and sociolinguistics. Speech act theory. Directness and indirectness. The cooperative Principle, principles of politeness, Relevance Theory. Cross-linguistics/cultural application. Relevance to language teaching.
 

3 cr.

Main Page

Table of Contents

General Information

Undergraduate Studies

Graduate Studies

• Admissions
• Academic Regulation
• Student Finances
• General Academic Requirements
• Fields of Graduate Study:
  Academic Degrees & Course Listings
• Language Institutes
• Summer Session

Research

Continuing Education & Training Programs

Appendix: Personnel & Enrollment

Language Pragmatics

Same as TEFL 550.  Prerequisite: TAFL 501.  Offered once a year.
Definition of pragmatics. Relations of pragmatics to semantics, syntax and sociolinguistics. Speech act theory. Directness and indirectness. The cooperative Principle, principles of politeness, Relevance Theory. Cross-linguistics/cultural application. Relevance to language teaching.
 

3 cr.