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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