Diplomacy and Intercultural Relations: Module 1 - Rhetoric and Eristic Field of study: English Philology
Programme code: W1-S2FA19.2021

Module name: Diplomacy and Intercultural Relations: Module 1 - Rhetoric and Eristic
Module code: W1-FA-AD-S2-RE-1
Programme code: W1-S2FA19.2021
Semester:
  • winter semester 2024/2025
  • winter semester 2023/2024
  • winter semester 2022/2023
  • winter semester 2021/2022
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Description:
The subject of this module is the art of proper and precise verbal expression, argumentation, and conduct of disputes and debates. On the basis of examples from mass media, texts of culture, and assigned reading in theory, students acquaint themselves with rules, techniques and forms of the use the language, aimed at exerting particular effects, such as the efficient presentation of one’s own opinions, persuasion, and/or refutation of arguments offered by co-debaters. Teaching rhetoric construed as the craft of the word starts with a critical overview of model speeches delivered by politicians and people of culture, followed by the identification of their respective structures and by analyses of the figures of speech/rhetorical devices employed by the speakers. Subsequently, students reproduce the analyzed pattern while preparing and delivering their speeches on assigned topics. In the course of the module, students become familiar with the characteristics of a good public address, learn to properly select arguments, and master essential methods of refuting claims and strategies of conducting debates.
Prerequisites:
None
Key reading:
Specified in the syllabus
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
is able to use the knowledge and competences in rhetoric and eristics he or she acquired in order to creatively and efficiently cooperate with other participants of the public space [AD-S2-DP1-RE_K_1]
 FA2_K02 [3/5]
uses his or her ability of critical thinking and precise self-expression to attain professional goals, such as establishing cooperation, achieving success in persuasion, winning allies [AD-S2-DP1-RE_K_2]
 FA2_K03 [3/5]
is able to efficiently build precise persuasive arguments in the course of his or her public address on cultural and political issues related to international and intercultural relations, delivered in English [AD-S2-DP1-RE_U_1]
 FA2_U01 [2/5] FA2_U02 [2/5] FA2_U06 [3/5]
is able to efficiently manage the communication process in a small group, leading a discussion or a debate [AD-S2-DP1-RE_U_2]
 FA2_U06 [3/5]
can evaluate and analyze texts and oral statements in terms of the rhetorical and persuasive tools they employ [AD-S2-DP1-RE_U_3]
 FA2_U06 [3/5] FA2_U07 [3/5]
has a knowledge of the main directions in the evolution of rhetoric and of the history of eristics; knows the terminology of rhetoric and eristics [AD-S2-DP1-RE_W_1]
 FA2_W01 [2/5] FA2_W02 [2/5] FA2_W04 [2/5]
knows rules and techniques of language used for persuasive and argumentative purposes [AD-S2-DP1-RE_W_2]
 FA2_W01 [1/5] FA2_W08 [3/5]
has knowledge of the mechanisms of logical fallacies occurring in utterances, and of the rhetorical and persuasive uses of structures built on such fallacies [AD-S2-DP1-RE_W_3]
 FA2_W03 [2/5] FA2_W06 [3/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
Test or tests [AD-S2-DP1-RE_w_1]
The test verifies the level of the student's assimilation of knowledge of the theory and history of rhetoric, eristic methods, reliable and unreliable ways of conducting a dispute, as well as psychological and pedagogical concepts related to the art of argumentation.
 AD-S2-DP1-RE_W_1 AD-S2-DP1-RE_W_2 AD-S2-DP1-RE_W_3
Individual or group projects [AD-S2-DP1-RE_w_2]
Each student prepares an 8-10 minute's long oral presentation on a topic of his or her interest, previously agreed upon with the instructor. Speeches should be precise in terms of expression, consistent argumentation, and clearly defined theses. They should be characterized by persuasive power. Preparation may be carried out in the course of group work, during which students work on (multimedia-based or traditional) presentations on a controversial event or a cultural or political-social phenomenon or their choice. The arguments presented should relate to contested interpretations of the event and ought to include elements of intra-group debate and/or polemics.
 AD-S2-DP1-RE_K_1 AD-S2-DP1-RE_K_2 AD-S2-DP1-RE_U_1 AD-S2-DP1-RE_U_2 AD-S2-DP1-RE_U_3 AD-S2-DP1-RE_W_1 AD-S2-DP1-RE_W_2 AD-S2-DP1-RE_W_3
Control interview (optional) [AD-S2-DP1-RE_w_3]
assessment of students’ preparation for classes, conducted on ongoing basis or carried out at specific course stages specified in the syllabus; the evaluation may include students’ participation during the classes and their knowledge of the issues that have been previously discussed in class
 AD-S2-DP1-RE_K_1 AD-S2-DP1-RE_K_2 AD-S2-DP1-RE_U_1 AD-S2-DP1-RE_U_2 AD-S2-DP1-RE_U_3 AD-S2-DP1-RE_W_1 AD-S2-DP1-RE_W_2 AD-S2-DP1-RE_W_3
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
practical classes [AD-S2-DP1-RE_fs_1]
Group- and teamwork focusing on rhetorical and stylistic analyses of classic speeches delivered by politicians and major figures of culture; classwork oriented towards teaching rhetoric through imitation and through group discussions on eristic strategies and tactics.
 30
The student reads theoretical texts provided by the instructor and prepares assigned presentations.
 30 Test or tests [AD-S2-DP1-RE_w_1] Individual or group projects [AD-S2-DP1-RE_w_2] Control interview (optional) [AD-S2-DP1-RE_w_3]
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