Late assignments The policy regarding late assignments has now been standardised across postgraduate Linguistics units but there may be some minor differences in how they are applied, submission times etc. Please read this carefully and ask the convenor if you have any questions. 

For this unit: 

• Assignments to be submitted through turnitin are due at 11.59pm Sydney time on the due date.  Late submissions without an extension will receive a penalty of 5% of the mark achieved for the assignment for each day after the due date. This will be calculated on a pro-rata basis for the first day, which means that if you have issues uploading your work and you submit shortly after the due time you may not be penalised at all.  From the second day onwards the full 5% will apply. 
• Late submission of an assignment without an extension will not be permitted after marks have been released to the rest of the class.
• Extensions will only be given in special circumstances, and can be requested by completing the Special Consideration request at ask.mq.edu.au and providing the requisite supporting documentation. The discretion of the convenor to grant extensions is limited. 
• For more information on Special Consideration, see the university website https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration
• Assignments submitted after the deadline, regardless of the reason, will be marked and returned at a date determined by the unit convenor.

Extensions cannot continue beyond the start of the following semester, and students should be aware that long extensions may impact graduation dates.

This unit is delivered in blended mode. This means that both internal and external students are expected to work through the online materials. For the internal students, it will be clearly indicated on the ilearn site which tasks and readings should be completed before the face to face session, which after. Most of the activities are compulsory, but a small number are optional.These include some advanced tasks.

There is no set textbook for this unit  but the following resources texts are useful. 

Archer, D., Aijmer, K., & Wichmann, A. (2012). Pragmatics: An advanced resource book for students. London & New York: Routledge. ISBN:978-0415497879

Archer. D. and Grundy, P. (Eds) (2011). The pragmatics reader. London and NY: Routledge

Bowes, H. & Martin, K. (2007). Communication across cultures: Mutual understanding in a global world. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Culpeper, J., and Haugh, M. (2014). Pragmatics and the English language. UK/US: Palgrave McMillan

Hua, Z.,  (Ed) (2011) The language and  intercultural communication reader. London and NY: Routledge

Reading material for this course consists of book chapters and some journal articles available through the library's course management system Leganto and other journal articles can be accessed directly through the library catalogue. Weekly reading lists will be available on the i-learn site, which you can access from the first day of the course. Reading guides and questions are provided for the key readings.  

The ilearn site has a range of resources, including course notes, tasks, online discussions, etc.