Pragmalinguistic aspects of Russian media texts I

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Course ID:	3202-S1SLTM31z
Erasmus code / ISCED:	09.3 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. / (0232) Literature and linguistics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Pragmalinguistic aspects of Russian media texts I
Name in Polish:	Pragmalingwistyczne aspekty rosyjskich tekstów medialnych I
Organizational unit:	Institute of Russian Studies
Course groups:
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:	Russian
Type of course:	B.Sc. seminars
Short description:	Students learn about a variety of issues relating to the Russian media discourse, mainly to the specificity of the language in contemporary mass media. As part of the media texts, the following issues will be analyzed: specific vocabulary and phraseology, grammatical issues and, in general, communication problems according to pragmatic
Full description:	Students learn about a variety of issues related to the Russian contemporary media discourse especially to the specifics of language. The main objective of the course will be an analysis of press releases for language usage (specific vocabulary and phraseology, grammar issues) and, in general, the problems of communication in terms of pragmatic. The wording of the media discourse shows more and more colloquialisms and approximates to the spoken language. In the light of the above, will be emphasized, among others freedom of communication, explicitness, expressiveness and aggressiveness of language. Linguistic analysis of the media texts is designed to identify and explore these language mechanisms which affect the consciousness of the reader. Seminar = 30 hours Prepare for all classes: 15 x 2 hours = 30 hours Preparing for grading: 10 hours TOTAL 70 hours
Bibliography:	1. Bralczyk J., Język na sprzedaż, Warszawa 1996. 2. Duszak A., Tekst, dyskurs, komunikacja międzykulturowa, Warszawa 1998; 3. Duszak A., Fairclough N., Krytyczna analiza dyskursu. Interdyscyplinarne podejście do komunikacji społecznej. Kraków: Universitas, 2008. 4. Goban-Klas Tomasz, Media i komunikowanie masowe. Teorie i analizy prasy, radia, telewizji i Internetu, Warszawa 2008. 5. Język w mediach elektronicznych, pod red. J. Podrackiego i E. Wolańskiej, Warszawa 2008. 6. Język w mediach masowych, pod red. J. Bralczyka i K. Musiołek- Kłosińskiej, Warszawa 2000. 7. Kultura i język mediów, pod red. M. Tanasia, Kraków 2007. 8. Tekst w mediach, pod red. K. Michalewskiego, Łódź 2002. 9. van Dijk T. A., Dyskurs jako struktura i proces, Warszawa 2001. 10. Wojtak M., Gatunki prasowe, Lublin 2004 [Perspektywa badawcza i teoretyczne zaplecze analiz, s. 11; Informacja, publicystyka i formy pośrednie, s 29; Wzmianka. Minimalna informacja prasowa, s. 39; Notatka prasowa. Informacja poszerzona, s. 56; Wiadomość prasowa. Informacja pełna, s. 78; Felieton. Informacja zakamuflowana, s. 202; Wywiad prasowy. Informacja rozpisana na głosy, s. 238] 11. Григорьева В. С., Дискурс как элемент коммуникативного процесса: прагмалингвистический и когнитивный аспекты, Тамбов, 2007. 12. Данилова А. А., Манипулирование словом в средствах массовой информации, Москва 2011. 13. Ильясова С. В., Амири Л. П., Языковая игра в коммуникативном пространстве СМИ и рекламы, Москва 2012. 14. Кардумян М. С., Дискурс масс-медиа: основные признаки, характеристики и функции / Язык. Текст. Дискурс, вып. 8, Ставрополь, 2010. 15. Петрова Н. Е., Рацибурская Л. В., Язык современных СМИ. Средства речевой агрессии, Москва 2013. 16. Рогова К. А., Синтаксические особенности публицистической речи, Санкт-Петербург 1975. 17. Язык и дискурс средств массовой информации в XXI веке, под ред. М. Н. Володиной, Москва 2011.
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: – the student has knowledge of the diversity of media in Russia; – the student has knowledge about the role of language in the self-presentation; – the student knows the functions of language and the elements of communication; – the student knows and describes mechanisms of verbal aggression, persuasion and manipulation. Skills: – the student recognizes the different functions of language in media texts, – the student recognizes and describes the different styles of Russian language used in media texts, – the student recognizes and describes the linguistic manifestations of aggression, – the student is able to distinguish the basic mechanisms of manipulation used in the media, – the student is able to analyze the language layer selected media text, – the student uses the tools offered by modern linguistics to analyze media texts. Social competence: – the student understands the need for lifelong learning, has a deeper awareness of the level of their knowledge of the Russian contemporary media texts, – the student is able to work in a group, – the student is able to independently acquire knowledge and broaden research skills and take autonomous action to develop their abilities.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	seminar = 30 hours independent preparation for each class: 15 x 1 hour = 15 hours independent reading: 50 hours compilation the plan, bibliography and one chapter of the BA thesis – 80 hours TOTAL: about 175 hours 1. continuous evaluation (constant preparation for the classes and attendance) – 20% 2. compilation the plan, bibliography and one chapter of the BA thesis – 80 hours – 80% The student has the right to 2 unexcused absences, each subsequent one requires justification. The lecturer decides on the recognition of absence. Exceeding excused and unexcused absences by 50% of classes may be grounds to fail the course.
Practical placement:	not applicable

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