Participants of this module will get a comprehensive overview of selected linguistic topics and their practical implementation in everday language. The revised topics include applied linguistics and pragmatics, focusing on main areas of the reding list.

During the course participants will systematically examine the linguistic core topics of semantics, pragmatics and applied linguistics. This also includes a detailed analysis of various subtopics such as structural and cognitive semantics, lexicology, socio- and variational linguistics.

- Lectures of the course instructor

- Presentation of the students on specific topics & subjects matters of the course contents in Spanish

- Group discussion

In addition to a (written) final exame at the end of the course (with or without reading list, depending on the requierements), the participants will develop a short research paper (three to six pages) on the selected presentation topic. Likewise, the (oral) presentations, which the participants will give durign the semester, will be included in the assessment of the course.

Will be announced in class.