2017/18
25904 - Linguistics applied to social sciences
301 - Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas
Basic Education
5.3. Syllabus
Module I: Introduction
Communication.
Language: system, norm and usage.
Aspects of linguistic correctness: grammar, orthography, punctuation.
Aspects of elegance in expression: clarity, adequacy, coherence.
Context and situation: the pragmatic dimension of language.
Speech and writing in the psychologist's academic and professional spheres
Module II: Writing
Academic writing: characteristics and rules.Citation and reference: the "APA style".
Exposition and argumentation.
A typology of academic and linguistic texts.
Documentation and diffusion in the academic sphere.
Ethics of academic writting: plagiarism.
Module III: Speech
Characteristics of oral communication.
Oral communication skills.
The clinic interview.
The academic presentation.