Spring Term 2009
Spring Term 2009
English Language 1 and 2 – Second Level Degree Courses LEA e LEFE
(with Prof. Silvia Bruti)
Course Program
The course program is valid for both the 1st and 2nd year students. 2008/2009 Course outline – LEA/LEFE 1 and 2.
Course Handouts
1st MODULE (prof. Bruti)
This part of the course is mandatory for all LEA/LEFE students.
Analysing spoken language The structure of conversation.
Analysing spoken language The structure of conversation 2
Adjacency pairs in conversational exchanges.
The articles discussed are available in Via San Simone.
2nd MODULE (dott. Cappelli)
Taping spoken language (March 20)
Vague Language, (March 20).
YouTube video to transcribe and analyse.
3rd MODULE (dott. Cappelli)
Little Women (zip file) (dott.ssa Montefiori).
Articles presented by the students
Interactive aspects of vagueness in conversation
Narrative, opinion and situated argument in talk show discourse
Approaches to spoken interaction
Pragmatic markers revisited with a focus on you know in adult and adolescent talk
So who? Like how? Just what? Discourse markers in the conversations of Young Canadians
Implementing incipient actions: The discourse marker ‘so’ in English conversation
Discourse markers in oral narrative