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Archived Curricula Guide 2009–2011
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GERFD5B Contrastive Pragmatics 3–4 ECTS
Organised by
German Language and Culture
Person in charge
Marja-Leena Piitulainen
Corresponding course units in the curriculum
School of Modern Languages and Translation Studies
Curricula 2007 – 2009
GERFD5B Contrastive Pragmatics 2 ECTS

Learning outcomes

To see contrastive pragmatics as a part of contrastive linguistic study interested in language usage in context and in rules and their linguistic and cultural differences related to language usage; to apply pragmatic approaches to contrastive analysis.

Contents

Pragmatics as a linguistic sector; central concepts and approaches (e.g. different theories of function and compliment); examples of applying them to contrasting Finnish and German.

Modes of study

Participation in lectures and assignments; a written exam or a final project. Alternatively a book exam. The course can be completed in Finnish or in German.

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Numeric 1-5.
Evaluation by assignments done during the course. Written exam or final project.

Study materials

Oksaar, E., Kulturemtheorie. 1988. OR Lüger,H., Höflichkeitsstile, 249-334. 2002. OR parts of Jakobs, E-M. - Rothkegel, A., Perspektiven auf Stil. 2001.

Belongs to following study modules

School of Modern Languages and Translation Studies
A Contrastive Linguistics Theme (German Language and Culture)
2009–2010
Teaching
Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.
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