This doctoral course is designed to provide a detailed overview of the historical and contemporary theoretical and methodological considerations in topics on pragmatics and discourse in relation to current advancements in linguistics and applied linguistics. The course will focus on three main traditions: (1) Pragmatics and Socio-Pragmatics,(2) Discourse Analysis (DA), (3) Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA).  Current face theories and socio-pragmatic elements of linguistic politeness/ impoliteness and rapport management will also be explored in relation to the notion of power. We will get insights into how individuals and communities use language to form, uphold, support, challenge and maintain relations by way of facework across contexts and situated discourses.  We will also discover how identity and gender are discursively reflected in talk; the ways in which discourse is used for evaluation, positioning and appraisal in different genres; how discourses inform and shape our understanding of the world and social and political relationships, as well as how language can perpetuate social inequalities.