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Pragmatics and Discourse 2e
Teachers
The Routledge English Language Introductions are 'flexi-texts' that you can use to suit your own style of study. The books are divided into four sections:-
A. Introduction - sets out the key concepts for the area of study. The Units of this section take you step-by-step through the foundational terms and ideas, carefully providing you with an initial toolkit for your own study. By the end of the section, you will have a good overview of the whole field.
B. Development - adds to your knowledge and builds on the key ideas already introduced. Units in this section might also draw together several areas of interest. By the end of this section, you will already have a good and fairly detailed grasp of the field, and will be ready to undertake your own exploration and thinking.
C. Exploration - provides examples of language data and guides you through your own investigation of the field. The Units in this section will be more open-ended and exploratory, and you will be encouraged to try out your ideas and think for yourself, using your newly acquired knowledge.
D. Extension - offers you the chance to compare your expertise with key readings in the area. These are taken from the work of important writers, and are provided with guidance and questions for your further thought.
You can read this book like a traditional text-book, 'vertically' straight through from beginning to end. This will take you comprehensively through the broad field of study. However, the Routledge English Language Introductions have been carefully designed so that you can read them in another dimension, 'horizontally' across the numbered Units. For example, Units A.1, A.2, A.3 and so on correspond with Units B.1, B.2, B.3, and with Units C.1, C.2, C.3 and D.1, D.2, D.3, and so on. Reading A5, B.5, C.5, D.5 will take you rapidly from the key concepts of a specific area, to a level of expertise in that precise area, all with a very close focus. You can match your way of reading with the best way that you work.
You can use Discourse and Pragmatics as a main course text for 'A' level syllabuses that deal with language and society, text and discourse analysis, the ways meanings are constructed, and variations in language according to context, including the role of personal and social factors in influencing meanings and forms. The book will help to train students to apply linguistic concepts and frameworks appropriately and systematically in the study of language in use. The combination of authoritative textbook, open-ended workbook, and reader means that it can be used where you might otherwise have had to choose between two or three alternatives, or have your students buy three expensive books. The flexi-text design allows you to use the book as best suits your own practice and level of expertise. You can use sections A and B to introduce material to students in an accessible and clearly-defined way, and are thus the raw material for structuring your coverage of this part of the course. You can then use the material in section C to provide you with classroom resources, allowing students to explore language data for themselves. The section D readings can be set as follow-up reading. For each of these, there are both general and specific suggestions for further study