| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences |
| Lecture Code |
AHL16001 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
語用論 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
ゴヨウロン |
Subject Name in
English |
Pragmatics |
| Instructor |
TAFERNER ROBERT HORST |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
タファナー ロバート ホースト |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2T) Weds1-4：IAS K206 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
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| In this class students will be required to discuss and present the topics covered in the readings. There will also be a Final Report. |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
E
:
English |
| Course Level |
3
:
Undergraduate High-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
23
:
Arts and Humanities |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
06
:
Linguistics |
| Eligible Students |
2nd year students and over |
| Keywords |
Pragmatics, speech acts, politeness theory, workplace pragmatics, cross-cultural communication |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge, understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination. |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
The primary goal of this course is to provide an overview of pragmatics, the study of language use in social contexts. This course aims to develop awareness of how meaning is constructed in social interaction and to practice pragmatic analysis. Cross-cultural comparison and intercultural pragmatics, focusing on appropriate interaction in English and Japanese will be emphasized. In addition, workplace pragmatics will be emphasized with English as a Lingua Franca. |
| Class Schedule |
Lesson 1: Introduction to Pragmatics
Lesson 2: Politeness Theory 1
Lesson 3: Politeness Theory 2
Lesson 4: Speech Acts 1
Lesson 5: Speech Acts 2
Lesson 6: Speech Acts 3
Lesson 7: Speech Acts: Group Projects
Lesson 8: Speech Acts: Group Presentations
Lesson 9: Conversational Implicature
Lesson 10: Cross-cultural Pragmatics
Lesson 11: Intercultural Pragmatics
Lesson 12: Pragmatics and Discourse
Lesson 13: Individual Projects
Lesson 14: Individual Presentations & Final Report Draft
Lesson 15: Final Report and Presentation
The Final Term Paper is due one week after the last class. You must complete the Final Term Paper to pass the course. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
All of the materials will be provided by the instructor. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| (More Details) |
Audiovisual equipment is required for this course. |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
In this class there will be weekly homework assignments. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Reading Response Summaries 40%; Presentations 30%; Final Report 30% |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |