The cours will giva an outline of pragmatic theories, concepts and research methods and wil apply them to the comunication in German language. 

1. Introduction to the course and the program

2. What is communication? A pragmatic view

3. Starting an interaction

4. Address forms

5. Interdiction

6. Compliments

7. Offence

8. Ending an interaciorn

9. Apoloigies

10. Nonverbal communication

11. Critizise

Knowledge and understanding: students can explain the main concepts of Linguistic Pragmatics. These objectives will be pursued primarily through lectures and seminar discussions in the monographic course aimed at developing metalinguistic knowledge.

Applying knowledge and understanding: students will be able to apply the acquired concepts to the description and analysis of German and its varieties. They will be able to analyse and explain the pragmatic specificities of advertising communication, linguistic politeness and online communication. They will know the importance of appropriate communication management on a relational level and will be able to assess the relationship between the use of linguistic forms on the one hand and communicative effects on the other. These objectives will be pursued primarily through seminar activities.

Making judgements: Students will be able to judge the correctness and appropriateness of utterances in the German language in particular they will be able to assess the relational impact of utterances.

Comunication skills: students will be able to communicate in German at a medium-high level. This objective will be pursued through language exercises.

Learning skills: Students acquire the basic tools and concepts for dealing with pragmatic aspects of the German language. This will be pursued through lectures, classroom discussions and the analysis of texts and conversations in German.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Innovative teaching methods

The course will be integrated by seminar activities, student's presentations and goup work. 

Course books

Di Meola, Claudio: La linguistica tedesca. III edizione, Roma: Bulzoni 2014, Kap. 5-6.

Ehrhardt, Claus & Hans Jürgen Heringer (2011): Pragmatik. Paderborn: Fink (UTB). Oder (alternative): Ehrhardt, Claus & Hans Jürgen Heringer (2017): Manuale di pragmatica, Padova: Libreriauniversitaria. 

Liedtke, Frank & Astrid Tuchen (Hrsg.): Handbuch Pragmatik. Stuttgart: Metzler. 3 articles to be selected between:  

Gesprächsforschung und Interaktionale Linguistik, Deixis und Anapher, Conventional Implicatures and presupposition, Höflichkeit, Humor in der Pragmatik, Lügen, Verbale Aggression.

Assessment

Oral examination 

In the exam, metalinguistic knowledge (33% of the grade) and language skills in German concerning the reference level will be assessed. In particular written skills (33% of the grade) and oral skills (33% of the grade) will be tested.

The examination concerning metalinguistic knowledge ("monographic course") can be taken as an oral test or ( at the student's choice) with a written report on a topic related to the course. The topic must be agreed with the lecturer. In either case, the examination aims primarily to test knowledge and understanding skills as well as applied knowledge and understanding skills. 

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Course books

Di Meola, Claudio: La linguistica tedesca. III edizione, Roma: Bulzoni 2014, Kap. 5-6.

Ehrhardt, Claus & Hans Jürgen Heringer (2011): Pragmatik. Paderborn: Fink (UTB). Oder (alternative): Ehrhardt, Claus & Hans Jürgen Heringer (2017): Manuale di pragmatica, Padova: Libreriauniversitaria. 

Liedtke, Frank & Astrid Tuchen (Hrsg.): Handbuch Pragmatik. Stuttgart: Metzler. 3 articles to be selected between:  

Gesprächsforschung und Interaktionale Linguistik, Deixis und Anapher, Conventional Implicatures and presupposition, Höflichkeit, Humor in der Pragmatik, Lügen, Verbale Aggression.

Assessment

Oral examination or writing a paper on a topic agreed with the lecturer.

The examination will assess metalinguistic knowledge (33% of the grade) and language skills in German relating to the reference level. In particular, written skills (33% of the grade) and oral skills (33% of the grade) will be tested.

The examination concerning metalinguistic knowledge (‘monographic course’) can be conducted as an oral examination or (at the student's choice) by means of multi-modal papers on course-related topics. In both cases, the examination is aimed primarily at testing knowledge and understanding as well as applied knowledge and understanding. The examination takes place in German. 

The assessment criteria are 

- relevance and effectiveness of the answers in relation to the programme content

- the level of articulation of the answers

- the appropriateness of the disciplinary language used

- the ability to apply knowledge to specific cases

- the ability to critically reflect concepts and processes 

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.