Tentative schedule
Week 1: course introduction
Week 2: requests/responses to humor
Week 3: apologies/Grice's cooperative principles
Week 4: compliments/B & L politeness theory
Week 5: compliment responses/research methods
Week 6: Independent study
Week 7: no class
Week 8: class presentation
Week 9: complaints/responses to complaints
Week 10: suggestions/constructive feedback
Week 11: Independent study
Week 12: invitations and responses; refusals and responses
Week 13: disagreements and responses
Week 14: no class
Week 15: class presentation
Week 16: finals
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