Course overview
The aim of this course is to develop students' advanced understanding of a range of approaches to language use, and knowledge of how people use language as part of their social behaviour. In this course students will develop advanced knowledge of the social properties of language such as: evading the consequences for what is said; getting people to do things using language; establishing ‘facts' or arguing for beliefs; challenging ‘facts'; and using language to maintain social relationships. Students will develop skills to analyse discourse and conversation in their social contexts.
Course learning outcomes
- Critically analyse a variety of interdisciplinary materials about language use, social conversation and discourse.
- Analyse the possible strategies of language use from reading or watching social interactions.
- Recognize and analyse the social strategies of language use in practical applications.