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Something that bothers me

This is a 20-25 minute session in which a student is expected to present a problem that has been bothering her/him: something that is unclear from the covered material, or literature or something that was not understood from what the instructor said or lectured on, or some general or specific question about pragmatics, and the like. The problem presentation can take 5-10 minutes. The most important thing is to generate, and/or trigger discussion on the issue. The presenter is not supposed to know the answer. It should be explored together with the class. Grade is based on:

  • Clear explanation of problem,

  • Quality of questions,

  • Debate-generation
     

Each student needs to submit the final version of the presentation after the class, so it will be uploaded on the website.

Elaine presentation: Teaching pragmatics

Created by Hanh Dinh, 2021

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