Thee general aim of this course is to equip students with the necessary knowledge regarding the field of Pragmatics that would enable them to appropriately understand the fundamental issues in pragmatics in relation to conversation, foreign language learning, and communication. 

General objectives:
1. To get a general overview of what Pragmatics is, and how it emerged as an independent field of linguistics.
2. To understand the fundamental notions in Pragmatics, with reference to other fields of linguistics.
3. To be able to discuss the different pragmatic theories and their implications in foreign language learning and teaching.
4. To be able to analyze the relationship between languages and cultures through Pragmatics.
5. To raise learners’ awareness about the importance of pragmatic competence and its connection with learning foreign languages