EKIA4200 Rhetoric and Persuasive Language Use (5 op)

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Opinnon taso:
Aineopinnot
Arviointiasteikko:
0-5
Suorituskieli:
englanti
Vastuuorganisaatio:
Kieli- ja viestintätieteiden laitos
Opetussuunnitelmakaudet:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

Avainteksti

This course trains you in the 4000-year-old art of persuasive speaking. You will work in groups on a persuasive speech using rhetorical devices.

Kuvaus

In this course you will be trained in the 4000-year-old art of rhetoric. You will learn how to persuade people using linguistic structures specifically designed to influence, stimulate, and motivate. You will compare the use of persuasive language in a range of contemporary and historical settings, and consider exactly what makes language persuasive. You will use this knowledge to create a persuasive text on a topic of your choice.

Osaamistavoitteet

After completing the course, the students will be able to:

  • Know about types of rhetorical devices and terms used for them;

  • Comprehend their use in various genres of persuasive language (e.g. advertising, politics);

  • Apply this knowledge to writing and delivering a piece of persuasive writing;

  • Analyse the rhetorical structures in your speech, comparing this to research on rhetoric;

  • Evaluate your work constructively, with clear ideas for potential future improvement

Lisätietoja

Students may be absent from no more than two classes.

Suositellut esitiedot

  • Esitietoryhmä 1
    • TAI
  • Esitietoryhmä 2
    • Englannin kielen perusopinnot valinnaisina opintoinaEi julkaistu tälle opetussuunnitelmakaudelle

Oppimateriaalit

The study materials will be available in Moodle. Further readings will be announced in the course. A useful background source is the free online book ‘Rhetoric and Composition’, https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Rhetoric_and_Composition.

Suoritustavat

Tapa 1

Kuvaus:
Persuasive text, essay analysing the persuasive text
Arviointiperusteet:
Persuasive text: 50%. Essay analysing the persuasive text: 50%. Minimum attendance 80%.
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Osallistuminen opetukseen
Arviointiasteikko:
0-5
Suorituskieli:
englanti
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