Elements of rhetoric

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Course ID:	3201-ERT-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	09.0 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0231) Language acquisition The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Elements of rhetoric
Name in Polish:	Elementy retoryki
Organizational unit:	Institute of Applied Linguistics
Course groups:	Courses in foreign languages General university courses General university courses General university courses in the humanities
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	French
Type of course:	general courses
Prerequisites (description):	Knowledge of French at B2 level.
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with the major concepts and methods used in the field of rhetoric, including visual rhetoric, on the basis of French texts and documents. ATTENTION! This course is not available to students of the Institute of Applied Linguistics.
Full description:	The aim of the course is to provide students with tools of rhetorical analysis, which will be carried out on documents (written, audio and video) from various fields of French public life, such as politics, advertising, literature or journalism. Key topics: • the meaning of the term "rhetoric", rhetoric’s social functions and history - from its beginnings to the “new rhetoric” and visual rhetoric; • phases of developing a persuasive speech: invention, arrangement, style, memory and delivery; • judicial, deliberative and epideictic rhetoric; • persuasive audience appeals: ethos, pathos and logos; • analysis and critical evaluation of arguments; • recognition of rhetorical figures in the verbal and iconic material. STUDENT WORKLOAD: Classes – 30 hours. Preparation for classes –30 hours. Preparation for the final test – 15 hours. Total: 75 hours (3 ECTS).
Bibliography:	ADAM J.M, M. BONHOMME, 1997. L’argumentation publicitaire. Rhétorique de l’éloge et de la persuasion. Paris : Nathan. AMOSSY R. (réd.), 1998. Images de soi dans le discours. Paris, Lausanne : Delachaux et Niestlé. BONHOMME Marc, 2009. « De l’argumentativité des figures de rhétorique », Argumentation et Analyse du Discours [En ligne], 2 \| 2009, mis en ligne le 01 avril 2009, Consulté le 30 septembre 2016. URL : http:// aad.revues.org/495 ; DOI : 10.4000/aad.495 BERGEZ D. et al., 1994. Vocabulaire de l’analyse littéraire. Paris : Dunod. DECLERCQ G., 1997. L’art d’argumenter. Structures rhétoriques et littéraires. Bruxelles : Editions Universitaires. DONDERO Maria Giulia, 2010. “Rhétorique des figures visuelles et argumentation par images dans le discours scientifique”. Protée 38 (1): 41-53. DUCROT O., B. SCHAEFFER, 1995. Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopédique des sciences du langage. Paris : Seuil. KLINKENBERG Jean-Marie, 2000. „L’argumentation dans la figure“. Cahiers de praxématique 35: 59-86. KOROLKO M., 1998. Sztuka retoryki. Przewodnik encyklopedyczny.Warszawa : Wiedza Powszechna. PERELMAN C., 1997. L’empire rhétorique. Rhétorique et argumentation. Paris : Vrin. PEYROUTET C., 1998. Style et rhétorique. Paris : Nathan. REBOUL O., 1994. Introduction à la rhétorique. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.
Learning outcomes:	After completing the course students should: within the KNOWLEGDE category: know and define the key notions and issues in rhetoric; within the SKILLS category: be able to use the methods of rhetoric to analyze texts and images; within the ATTITUDES category: critically approaches rhetorical techniques used in public communication
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	ASSESSMENT METHODS • The pre-condition for the obtaining a grading pass is attendance. Three unjustified absences per semester are allowed. • Passing grade on the basis of a written test containing open questions. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA - GRADING SCALE: 100% – 91% bdb 90% – 81% db + 80% – 71% db 70% – 61% dst + 60% – 50% dst

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