Czech

Not applicable.

The extent of knowledge at secondary school level, and the knowledge of English at upper-intermediate level.

The exam consists of the following parts:

test part of the exam: a test in the 2nd half of the semester (20 points, min. 10);

written part of the exam: a written assignment according to the instructions in elearning (20 points, min. 10);

oral part of the exam at the end of the semester (60 points, min. 30). 

 

 

The content and forms of instruction in the course are specified by a regulation issued each year by the lecturer responsible for the course.

The aim of the course is to learn about the essential pragmatic categories, i.e. pragmatic meaning, co-operative principle, politeness principle, and illocutionary force and its modulation.
Students will acquire basic information on linguistic pragmatics. They will learn about pragmatic categories, i.e. pragmatic meaning, co-operative principle, politeness principle, illocutionary force. They will be able to utilize the acquired knowledge in the production and comprehension of electrical engineering texts.

Not applicable.

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Yule, G. (2007). Pragmatics. OUP. (EN)

Huang, Y. (2014). Pragmatics. OUP. (EN)
Leech, G. (2014). The pragmatics of politeness. OUP. (EN)
Urbanová, L. (2008). Stylistika anglického jazyka. Barrister and Principal. (CS)
Widdowson, H. (2000). Linguistics. OUP. (EN)