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Title	CONVERSATION AND OTHER KINDS OF TALK
Code	ENGL208
Coordinator	Dr MA Mahlberg School of English
Year	CATS Level	Semester	CATS Value
Session 2008-09	Level Two	Second Semester	30

Aims

The main aims of this module are to develop students’ awareness of

· how conversation is organised and how it is represented in linguistic theory;

· how we perform a variety of actions in talk and how listeners interpret what they hear;

· how meanings may be implied and how face is maintained;

· how talk is exchanged and how smooth transitions occur between turns;

· how talk is initiated and brought to a close;

Learning Outcomes
On completing this module, students will have: · a deepened understanding of analytic approaches to verbal communication; · an ability to demonstrate understanding of the structures of a wide range of verbal interactions, especially conversations; · an ability to gather, present and reflect upon their own original data relevant to verbal interaction.

Syllabus

TBA

Topics covered include:

· Turn-taking

· Openings and closings in conversation

· Speech act theory

· Pragmatics

· The speech event

· Genres of interaction

· Exchange structure

· Language in the classroom

Teaching and Learning Strategies
One one-hour lecture and one two-hour workshop per week. Lectures are used to survey general themes or approaches to linguistic analysis. Workshops are oriented towards analytical tasks or problem-solving, and involve small-group work feeding into plenary session.

Teaching Schedule

	Lectures	Seminars	Tutorials	Lab Practicals	Fieldwork Placement	Other	TOTAL
Study Hours	12					24	36
Timetable (if known)	1 x hour of lectures per week. Times tbc	2 x hour of seminars per week. Times tbc
Private Study							264
TOTAL HOURS							300

Assessment
EXAM	Duration	Timing (Semester)	% of final mark	Resit/resubmission opportunity	Penalty for late submission	Notes
Exam	3 hours	Semester 2	67	As University policy
CONTINUOUS	Duration	Timing (Semester)	% of final mark	Resit/resubmission opportunity	Penalty for late submission	Notes
Essay	4000 words	Semester 2	33	As University policy	Standard University Policy applies - see Department/School handbook for details.

Recommended Texts

It is recommended to buy the following:

Coulthard, M. 1983. (2^nd edn). An Introduction to Discourse Analysis. London: Longman.

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