Goals of the course
This course is designed to improve your knowledge of English usage, in written
and in oral English discourse. The primary aim is raising awareness about
various aspects of English as a system for communicating social meaning and
conceptual meaning. It will involve exploring the lexicon and how the language
is used to create interpersonal meanings through conversation and written
text.
Methodology
Reading and discussion of spoken and written texts (in monologued and dialogic
form). Analysis of vocabulary choices and lexical units that create propositional
and pragmatic meaning.
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