Linguistics for business
H Bowe
8 points
* 3 hours per week
* Second semester
* Clayton
Objectives Upon the successful completion of this subject students are expected to be familiar with key approaches to the study of the relationship between the actual forms of language used and the intentions of the speaker; understand the way in which conventions concerning directness, indirectness, politeness and deference have been shown to influence the interpretation of meaning; identify how such factors operate in business contexts such as negotiation and in cross-cultural communication where conventions may be different among different speakers.
Synopsis This subject provides a theoretical perspective on aspects of communication in the international context including (a) issues in cross-cultural communication, (b) analysis of business communication, (c) typological approaches to languages of interest in the business sector and (d) issues relating to interpreting.
Assessment second year Written assignments (4500 words): 55%
* Class
test (2 hours): 20%
* Class exercises and participation: 25%
Assessment third year Written assignments (4500 words): 55%
* Class
test(s) (2 hours): 20%
* Class exercises and participation: 25%
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Third-year students will do an advanced essay.
Prescribed texts
A set of readings will be available from the department
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