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Universal and culture-bound aspects of communication

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Course ID:	3300-UKEK-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:	Universal and culture-bound aspects of communication
Name in Polish:	Uniwersalne i kulturowe elementy komunikacji (j. angielski B2+)
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Modern Languages
Course groups:	General university courses General university courses in the humanities
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	2.00 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.
Language:	English
Type of course:	general courses
Prerequisites (description):	(in Polish) Przedmiot w języku angielskim na poziomie B2+. W zajęciach uczestniczyć mogą wyłącznie studenci drugiego lub trzeciego roku studiów licencjackich (lub trzeciego i czwartego rok, jeśli studia trwają cztery lata) oraz pierwszego lub drugiego roku studiów magisterskich, a w przypadku studiów jednolitych magisterskich - studenci czwartego lub piątego roku.
Mode:	Remote learning
Short description:	The goal of the course is to familiarize students with principles underlying communication and argumentation, with special focus on pragmatic factors. This in turn will help students improve their communicative skills and argumentative techniques. We will draw on such notions as logos, pathos and ethos, known in rhetoric since antiquity, and also on topic recently explored by linguists, such as explicit and implicit communication, or linguistic politeness. Additionally, we will touch upon the use of figures of speech and humor as persuasive devices. The theoretical notions will be explained and amply illustrated with examples drawn from the media discourse and film discourse. The classes will also provide an opportunity for students to practice speaking in English in a friendly environment.
Full description:	1. Types of arguments and their cognitive underpinnings 2. Explicit and implicit communication 3. Figurative language in persuasive discourse 4. Humor in persuasion 5. Understanding and misunderstanding 6. Evidentials, modality and discourse connectives in argumentation 7. “Face” and its manifestations in English-language communication
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Brown, P., and S. Levinson. 1978 /1987. Politeness: Universals in language usage． Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Culpeper，J. 1996. Towards an anatomy of impoliteness. Journal of Pragmatics 3: 349 － 367． Eelen，G. 2001．A critique of politeness theories． Manchester: St. Jerome． Grice, H.P. 1975. Logic and conversation. Syntax and Semantics, Vol. 3, ed. by Peter Cole and Jerry L. Morgan. New York: Academic Press. Haugh，M．2014．Im/Politeness implicatures． Berlin: de Mouton Gruyter． Kennerly, M. (ed.) 2021. The new handbook of rhetoric. Pennsylvania State University Press. Martin. R.A. 2007. The psychology of humor. Elsevier. Piskorska, A. 2020. „Zastosowanie przenośni jako jako nacechowanej negatywnie strategii grzecznościowej w artykułach prasowych.” Res Rhetorica 7(3)
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: Students are able to identify and discuss key notions in rhetoric and communication. Skills: Students are able to analyse persuasive discourse. Students are able to use specific conversational techniques in practice. Social competences: Students develop awareness of the role of communication in social contexts.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Attendance is mandatory, 3 absences are allowed. There are two components of the final assessment: presenting a short argumentative talk at the end of the term (80%) and participation in class discussions (20%)

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU CW W TH FR
Type of class:	Classes, 30 hours, 5 places more information
Coordinators:	Michał Obszyński, Agnieszka Piskorska
Group instructors:	Agnieszka Piskorska
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Classes - Grading
Short description:	(in Polish) Patrz Informacje o przedmiocie niezależnie od cyklu.
Full description:	(in Polish) Patrz Informacje o przedmiocie niezależnie od cyklu.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Patrz Informacje o przedmiocie niezależnie od cyklu.

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