Postgraduate Course: Language in use (EDUA11201)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Education |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course will explore function, form and meaning through a variety of short texts in common everyday contexts. Participants will begin the course by being exposed to a variety of texts and encouraged to view these in different ways, and this will lead towards selection and analysis of participants' own choices of texts. The course will focus on encouraging individuals to externalise initial reactions to texts and then to analyse this deeper, bringing in issues of culture and contexts. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
Students are required to purchase the core texts marked in bold. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course participants will be able to:
* discuss philosophies which inform views of language
* describe and analyse linguistic features of texts using appropriate terminology
* analyse and evaluate the relationships between the context, culture, text and the individual
* relate issues of discourse and pragmatics to examples of real language in use
* critically evaluate current research on analysis of language in various forms
* engage with analysis of chosen samples of language
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Assessment Information
The assignment should be approximately 4000 words.
Students should find an example of a unit in a coursebook that suggests real use of language but is lacking in some aspects. Other examples of the real language in use should be provided, and a rationale for the choice of new texts given. The texts chosen can be provided from the portfolio, and should include explanation of the text in context, analysis, and philosophical issues.
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| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Richard Easton
Tel: (0131 6)51 6424
Email: Richard.Easton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Hazel Cuthbert
Tel: (0131 6)51 6046
Email: Hazel.Cuthbert@ed.ac.uk |
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