On successful completion of this course, students will be able to

*use linguistic terms and concepts related to pragmatics and discourse analysis appropriately where/when necessary

*demonstrate an understanding of the basic aims and theories in pragmatics and discourse analysis

*demonstrate an understanding of the nature of pragmatic and discourse data and data collection and analysis techniques, and the way in which these differ from data and methodologies in other areas of Linguistics

*provide a reasoned and structured analysis of various pieces of texts, drawing out the features which are typical of the specific genre

*demonstrate a sound understanding of how meaning is expressed in a text taking into account its purpose and context