Persuasive Genres of English, 5 cr

Tampere University

Description
Completion options

Teaching periods

Course code

KIE.ENY.389

Language of instruction

English

Academic years

2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024

Level of study

Advanced studies

Grading scale

General scale, 0-5

Persons responsible

Responsible teacher:

Daria Dayter

Responsible organisation

Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %

Coordinating organisation

Language Studies 100 %

Common learning outcomes

International outlook and global responsibility

In this course, we will discuss the linguistics approach to persuasion and argumentation. predominantly from the theoretical angles of discourse analysis and pragmatics. The course is organised around the virtual conference ”Influence, Manipulation, and Seduction 2: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Persuasive Language” https://www.english-linguistics1.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Language-and-Persuasion-2/

Learning outcomes

Studies that include this course

Completion option 1

Participation in teaching

No scheduled teaching