2023/2024
Эффективная коммуникация
Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»
Статус:
Факультатив
Кто читает:
Департамент иностранных языков
Когда читается:
1-3 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Заруцкая Екатерина Витальевна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
52
Course Syllabus
Abstract
In this course, you will learn how to make more sound judgments about the information presented to you in any format and make more informed decisions about what to do with that information. You will be examining texts of different genres: commercials, social media comments, films, interviews with famous bloggers, etc., in order to analyze how logical fallacies, rhetoric, lazy thinking, or, on the contrary, good examples of deductive and inductive reasoning are used in them. In Unit 1, you will learn how to evaluate information that could be misleading or biased and build immunity to it. The next unit will focus on the art and science of being reasonable and making informed decisions. In Unit 3, we will discuss how not to fall prey to conspiratorial thinking. Assignments will include writing reflection prompts, film discussions, applying inoculation techniques, analyzing disputes/discussions, etc.
Learning Objectives
- To improve communication skills through participation in group discussions, debates and presentations.
- To foster the development of critical thinking skills through the production and analysis of texts across various genres.
- To cultivate reflective skills by contemplating and evaluating the course concepts, thinking processes, and communication skills.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Students will improve their communication skills by actively engaging in group discussions, debates and presentations.
- Students will enhance their critical thinking skills by producing and analyzing texts of different genres.
- Students will improve their reflective skills by contemplating and evaluating course concepts, thinking processes, and communication skills.
Course Contents
- Communicating with Good Reason: Debates.
- Enhancing Communication: Uncovering Thinking Errors, Fallacies, and Rhetoric.
- Evaluating and Recognizing Misleading Information.
- Applying Critical Thinking in Communication: Questions, Principles, and Frameworks.
- Exam
Assessment Elements
- Final Assignments20% Final assignments are conducted once topics 1, 2, and 3 have been covered. These assignments encompass three components: Debates (Topic 1), Text Analysis (Topic 2), and Group Presentation (Topic 3). During the Debates, students participate as either part of the affirmative or negative team. The Text Analysis requires students to select a text and analyse it using critical thinking concepts, principles, and ideas they have acquired throughout the course. The Group Presentation task entails presenting and analysing a conspiracy theory. Students are expected to take part in each of these assignments.
- Reflection journal20% The reflection journal is submitted after covering topics 1, 2, and 4. This assignment involves answering several questions that prompt students to reflect on how the ideas, concepts, and vocabulary studied in the course can be applied to their real-life situations.
- Group discussions10% Group discussions revolve around selected video or written texts from various genres. Students are expected to participate in at least one discussion per module.
- Project work20% Project work involves taking part in one of the projects described below: Option 1: Recording a podcast. Students or teams record a podcast, where they engage in thoughtful discussions about ideas and topics covered in the course as well as in the discussion of the results obtained after studying students’ own research question. Option 2: Moderating a class discussion. Students or teams take on the role of moderators and facilitate a class discussion on specific topics or problems explored in the course. Their peers participate in the discussion, fostering the exchange of diverse viewpoints.
- ExamExam involves writing a reflection paper.
Interim Assessment
- 2023/2024 3rd module0.3 * Exam + 0.2 * Final Assignments + 0.1 * Group discussions + 0.2 * Project work + 0.2 * Reflection journal
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Критическое мышление : анализируй, сомневайся, формируй свое мнение, Чатфилд, Т., 2019
- Чатфилд Т. - Критическое мышление: анализируй, сомневайся, формируй свое мнение. - Альпина Паблишер - 2019 - ISBN: 978-5-96142-092-0 - Текст электронный // ЭБС ZNANIUM - URL: https://znanium.com/catalog/document?id=352171
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Аргументация : десять уроков для начинающих авторов, Уэстон, Э., 2005