The course aims at bringing students to realize the complex aspects of verbal interaction through the analysis of various conversation strategies. The concepts of speech acts, politeness strategies, implicature etc. will be dealt with from a theoretical standpoint and checked in a play text rich in problematic dialogic situations. The major purpose is to help students improve their awareness of the implications of social encounters, and also to offer them tools to analyse various type texts, towards a proficient use of L2.

The course will also include a brief study of the relevance of punctuation for efficacious and correct writing.

The course will be held in English

1. Definition of and introduction to:
1.1 what is done while speaking
1.2 verbal interaction
1.3 speech acts
1.4 taxonomy of speech acts
1.5 indirect speech acts
2. Grice's Cooperation maxims
2.1 Flouting a maxim
2.2 Implicature
3. Politeness
3.1 Cultural differences
3.2 Politeness strategies
3.3 Negative and positive politeness

3.4 Face Threatening Acts and how to make or avoid them

4. Pragmatic analysis of dramatic dialogues as made-up examples of conversation

The written exam must be passed before the correspondent oral exam.

Dott. Giovanna Carloni will possibly hold a seminar.

Modalità didattiche

Lectures and seminars (in English).

English language tutorials held by "Collaboratori ed Esperti Linguistici" (Dott. Francesca Carducci and Dott. dott. Christine Di Staola for I-year students; Dott. Christine Di Staola for II-year students)

Obblighi

Students are warmly invited to attend lessons.

Testi di studio

The set readings (all to be read) are:

Peter Grundy, Doing Pragmatics, London, Hodder Education, 3rd edition, 2008.

Harold Pinter, The Dumb Waiter, London, Faber and Faber, any year (the text is also included in The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol. 2)

Lynne Truss, Eats, Shoots & Leaves, New York, Gotham Books, 2004 (for the punctuation part)

A 'dispensa' with various chapters by relevant pragmaticists will be made available in the future, together with further passages for analysis.

More details about  which chapters students are required to  study will be specified during lessons and posted on the faculty site (in professor Mullini's 'Materiale didattico').

For information about language tutorials, see the section "Lingua inglese - Lettorato - LM1".

Modalità di
accertamento

During the oral exams, which will be held in English, students must be able to answer questions based on the set readings and to analyse a passage submitted to them on the spot.

Students are kindly requested to bring the list of their readings with them

For information about the 'accertamento linguistico' and written exams, see the section "Lingua inglese - Lettorato - LM1" and other details on the web.

Disabilità e DSA

Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.

A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.

Modalità didattiche

Lectures, seminars and language workshops (in English).

English language tutorials held by "Collaboratori ed Esperti Linguistici" (Dott. Francesca Carducci and Dott. Christine Di Staola for I-year students; Dott. Christine Di Staola for II-year students). For information, see the section "Lingua inglese - Lettorato - LM1".

Obblighi

Non attending students are required to study all books and 'dispense' in the list (but see further information that will be posted on the web).

They are also invited to get in touch with Professor Mullini either by phone (during office hours), or by email, and with the "Collaboratori ed Esperti Linguistici".

Testi di studio

The set readings (all to be read) are:

Peter Grundy, Doing Pragmatics, London, Hodder Education, 3rd edition, 2008.

Harold Pinter, The Dumb Waiter, London, Faber and Faber, any date (the text is also included in The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol. 2)

Lynne Truss, Eats, Shoots & Leaves, New York, Gotham Books, 2004 (for the punctuation part)

A 'dispensa' with various chapters by relevant pragmaticists will be made available in the future, together with further passages for analysis.

More details about  which chapters students are required to  study will be specified during lessons and posted on the faculty site (in professor Mullini's 'Materiale didattico').

For information about language tutorials, see the section "Lingua inglese - Lettorato - LM1".

Modalità di
accertamento

During the oral exams, which will be held in English, students must be able to answer questions based on the set readings and to analyse a passage submitted to them on the spot.

Students are kindly requested to bring the list of their readings with them

For information about the 'accertamento linguistico' and written exams, see the section "Lingua inglese - Lettorato - LM1" and other details on the web.

Disabilità e DSA

Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.

A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.

All students are invited to look up additional information and material which will be made available during the course at professor Mullini's Faculty site (www.uniurb.it/lingue), 'Materiale didattico'.