Core Concepts in Professional Communication
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGL4328 | English | 4 | N/A | April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK |
- Code
- ENGL4328
- School
- English
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- N/A
- Semesters
- April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK
Summary
This pod explores the role of communication in the workplace. By focusing on this important sphere of public life, students will gain the knowledge and skills required to examine how language is used by professionals to achieve tasks at work. The key areas of focus are corporate and employee identity construction, workplace culture, linguistic performance of workplace tasks and the establishment of rapport at work. A range of key concepts and analytical tools relating to these key areas of enquiry from this fascinating research area are introduced allowing students to critically evaluate the role played by language in the context of work. Students will linguistically examine interaction observed in a range of professional contexts, looking at spoken and written exchanges, including computer-mediated communication (CMC).
Target Students
Students registered on the School of English online Masters scheme.
Assessment
- 100% Participation: Student participation.
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
This module comprises an optional component in the following pathways: Applied English, Applied Linguistics, Discourse and Communication, and Professional Communication. As such, it contributes in its specific aims to the programme-level coverage of these pathways.Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate understanding of the role of issues such as identity, culture, and rapport-management in a professional communication context.
- Critically evaluate discourse analytical methods to analyse discourse in a chosen professional context.
- Conduct sustained analysis of professional communication.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills acquired to the appropriate disciplinary and professional standard.
- Assimilate and present subject-specific material in an appropriate format (assessed within the ‘Assessment Portfolio’ 1, 2 or 3).