Applied Pragmatics: Conducting Cutting-Edge Research
This timely 7-day seminar focuses on the fashioning of cutting-edge studies and applied pragmatics. It will be run by Professor Yuko Nakahama, our full time SFC faculty, and Dr. Andrew Cohen, Professor Emeritus from University of Minnesota who is a world famous researcher in the field of applied pragmatics. It is our pleasure to have Dr. Cohen on board; there is no better person to discuss cutting-edge studies in applied pragmatics. The course will start by introducing basic concepts in applied pragmatics followed by sessions on how to conduct research in this field. Each participant will design a study and undertake preliminary efforts to identify relevant background literature and pilot possible instruments that could be used in the collection of data.
The seminar will be open to both Japanese and foreign students, at graduate or undergraduate level, ideally those with some background in the conduct of research. It would also be beneficial but not essential for them to have some understanding of the principles of pragmatics. Students are expected to submit a paper that includes purpose of pilot research, annotated bibliography of literature, research questions and the design of the study by 30th of October, 2021. The paper can be written in English or Japanese.