Course: Pragmatics

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Course title Pragmatics
Course code KBH/CFPRG
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Svobodová Jindřiška, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Communication is monitored and analyzed as one of the forms of social action, students are encouraged to evaluate all components of the communication situation and adapt them to the speech process, choose the appropriate strategy and choose adequate means of expression. Students work with authentic material (written texts and recordings of certain situations, political debate, media dialogue), they are able to detect communication fouls, find violations of communication and courtesy standards, or attempt to manipulate. Other topics discussed are spoken acts, verbal aggression, politeness, its means and ways of facial expression, etc.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Written exam

Students understand the texts of various communication situations, understand and interpret non-verbal communication.
Recommended literature
  • Leech, G. (1983). Principles of Pragmatics. London.
  • Levinson, S. (1983). Pragmatics. London.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech for Foreigners (2024) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech for Foreigners (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -