Риторика и публичный дискурс

Бакалавриат 2023/2024

Статус: Курс по выбору (Иностранные языки и межкультурная коммуникация)

Направление: 45.03.02. Лингвистика

Кто читает: Школа иностранных языков

Где читается: Школа иностранных языков

Когда читается: 3-й курс, 3, 4 модуль

Формат изучения: без онлайн-курса

Охват аудитории: для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ

Преподаватели: Марцева Татьяна Александровна

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 4

Контактные часы: 38

Full Syllabus

Abstract

This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of rhetoric (the art of persuasive writing and speech). Through the study and practice of rhetoric, students will learn to critique historical and contemporary public discourse, considering the stylistic and persuasive devices that make particular pieces of rhetoric effective. Students will learn when and how to employ a variety of rhetorical devices in writing and speaking; they will also learn how to evaluate the strength of an argument and how to identify logical fallacies in arguments. They will be able to create written and oral arguments that use clear evidence to support specific claims. We will use selected speeches from prominent public figures to explore and analyze rhetorical structure and style.

Learning Objectives

To acquaint students with a variety of rhetorical devices in writing and speaking and teach them when and how to employ them
To develop the ability to differentiate between argument and rhetorical technique
To teach students how to identify logical fallacies in arguments and and how to evaluate the strength of an argument
To expand the ability to gather, analyze, and synthesize information from different sources

Expected Learning Outcomes

Create messages which are shaped by communicative goals and responsive to audience, context, and ethical engagement with difference.
Critically analyze public discourse as it is shaped by composition, audience, genre, rhetorical situation, and systemic power dynamics.
Describe and engage central questions and concerns that have shaped the field of rhetoric, and effectively engage core rhetorical concepts and theories.
Describe and engage central questions and concerns that have shaped the field of rhetoric, and effectively engage core rhetorical concepts and theories.
Produce effective arguments that respond definitively to opposing viewpoints, while demonstrating an understanding of those viewpoints.
Сreate written and oral arguments that use clear evidence to support specific claims.

Course Contents

Classics of Rhetoric, the Development of rhetoric, etc (Plato's Rhetoric in Theory and Practice, Aristotle's Rhetoric in Theory and Practice).
Contemporary rhetoric (Rhetoric and Feminism , Rhetoric and Race, Rhetoric and Digital Media, Rhetoric and Environment, etc).
Language: Uses and Misuse. Style.
Methods of rhetoric (argument, narrative, etc).
Introduction to the Public Sphere
Modern Public Spheres - Networks
What Makes for Meaningful Communication. Understanding the Public: Audiences and Public Opinion
The art of speaking and presentations
Persuasive writing and speaking
Rhetoric, Gender and Sexuality
Propaganda
Speaking as Identity Politics. Identity and Anonymity. Anonymous and identified commenting
Academic communication

Assessment Elements

Self-Presentation
Informative Speech
Persuasive Speech
Rhetorical Analysis
Final Project Speech
Short Writings
Class Work

Interim Assessment

2023/2024 4th module
0.1 * Class Work + 0.1 * Class Work + 0.2 * Final Project Speech + 0.1 * Informative Speech + 0.1 * Persuasive Speech + 0.2 * Rhetorical Analysis + 0.1 * Self-Presentation + 0.1 * Short Writings

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Aristotle, Yunis, H., Waterfield, R., & Aristotle. (2018). The Art of Rhetoric. Oxford, United Kingdom: OUP Oxford. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2096818

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Charteris-Black, J. (2014). Analysing Political Speeches : Rhetoric, Discourse and Metaphor. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1453945

Course Syllabus