SEMANTIC AND PRAGMATIC ISSUES IN ELT
- Course
- ELTE606 - SEMANTIC AND PRAGMATIC ISSUES IN ELT
- Department
- English Language Teaching - English - PhD
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 8
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
The course aims to investigate research studies related to the basic semantic and pragmatic issues in ELT. Topics covered in this course include types of meaning & dimensions of meaning, compositionality, word meanings & concepts, word fields, sentence meaning, speech act theory, maxims of conversation and conversational implicature. It examines the place of Semantics and Pragmatics in language teaching. It also focuses on the importance semantic and pragmatic aspects of language in human communication and how misunderstandings arise in an act of communication. Research studies involving semantic and pragmatic issues in English Language teaching are discussed and recent trends in the field are analysed.
SEMANTIC AND PRAGMATIC ISSUES IN ELT
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Course outcomes
- 01 At the end of this course, the learners will be able to describe types of meaning, lexical and syntactic meaning, compositionality in language, tense, aspect, modality (2) explian the importance of meaning in language teaching, (3) convey meaning by using different techniques in teaching,
- 02 At the end of this course, the learners will be able to explain the importance of meaning in language teaching, (3) convey meaning by using different techniques in teaching,
- 03 At the end of this course, the learners will be able to convey meaning by using different techniques in teaching,
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | The Study of Meaning in the course of time, meaning out of context and meaning in Context |
| Week 2 | Types of Meaning and and the teaching of literal and non literal meaning in ELT classes |
| Week 3 | Semantics and Pragmatics as Scientific Study of Language; Functions of language |
| Week 4 | Tense, time, aspect and modality |
| Week 5 | Tense, time, aspect and modality Review |
| Week 6 | Speech Acts, considering speech acts in foreign language teaching |
| Week 7 | Pragmatic and grammatical awareness, polite and impolite styles |
| Week 8 | Midterm Examination |
| Week 9 | Lexical and Grammatical Meanings, semantic component in TG Grammar |
| Week 10 | The dimensions of Meaning: Sense relations; emphasis on meaning in language teaching |
| Week 11 | Semantics and Vocabulary Teaching |
| Week 12 | Implications of Implications for Language Teaching |
| Week 13 | Implications of Speech Acts for Language Teaching / |
| Week 14 | General Revision |
| Week 15 | Final Exams |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 1. Rose, K.R. & Kasper, G (editors) (2001), Pragmatics in Language Teaching, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
- 02 2. Leech, G. ( 1980), Explorations in Semantics and Pragmatics, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing. (ISBN 902722506 0)
- 03 3. Cruse, Alan, Meaning in Language (2011), Oxford: Oxford University Press / / Hopper, P.J. (1982) Tense and Aspect: Between Semantics and Pragmatics, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing. (ISBN 9027222865 5)
- 04 4. Hatch, Evelyn; Brown, Cheryl (1995), Vocabulary, Semantics, and Language Education. New York: Cambridge University Press
Learning Outcomes
- L01 At the end of this course, the learners will be able to describe types of meaning, lexical and syntactic meaning, compositionality in language, tense, aspect, modality (2) explian the importance of meaning in language teaching, (3) convey meaning by using different techniques in teaching,
- L02 At the end of this course, the learners will be able to explain the importance of meaning in language teaching, (3) convey meaning by using different techniques in teaching,
- L03 At the end of this course, the learners will be able to convey meaning by using different techniques in teaching,
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