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| Semester | Herbstsemester 2018 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende | Peter Robert Burleigh (p.burleigh@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | Language does more than convey information -- as a mode of communication it is also used to form social bonds, to be creative, to express feelings. Conventionally, the truth conditions that hold and govern language seem to be crucial to its validity as such a mechanism. Equally, the exploitation of language to persuade (which may be independent of any or all four of those characterisations of language above) is a fascinating and pertinent tool for communication in today's world. Persuasion is rife in print media, electronically-mediated communication, advertising, political propaganda, and 'fake' news. This course will consider some of the machinery of persuasion, its presence in different contexts and media, and take a critical stance towards the politics of persuasion. Places are limited to 20 students. Please register via email to alex.van-lierde@unibas.ch by 1.9.2018. |
| Lernziele | The course is designed to get us thinking about language as a persuasive tool. In reading, thinking and writing about persuasive language you will practice both some of its routines, and develop critical tools to decipher modes of persuasion. The course includes writing on this topic as well as conducting a clear and well thought through presentation. |
| Literatur | A list of readings will be provided before the start of term. |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | The course is open only to English majors. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Places are limited to 20 students. Please register via email to alex.van-lierde@unibas.ch by 1.9.2018. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul: Introduction to Academic Communication in English (Bachelor Studienfach: Englisch) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |