ZUR213 Rhetoric

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Igor Dostálek (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Pavelka, CSc.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Bc. Pavlína Brabcová
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:40 Studio 527
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
University students need to get (among other skills) also the ability to express themselves and learn to communicate on a professional level. Course Rhetoric allows them to lay the foundation of the technology of spoken language, nonverbal communication and stage behavior. It teaches them to access specifically to different types of texts, develop the ability of improvisation, imagination and fluency of expression. Also, the emphasis is put on the individuality and autonomy of manners.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the course, the basis of spoken language techniques, breathing exercises
  • 2. Technology of spoken language (continuation) - dynamics, intonation, rhythm, pronunciation
  • 3. Nonverbal speech - facial expressions, gestures, spatial imagination, expression by the movement
  • DRAMATIC BACKGROUND
  • 4. Representation of the outside world - the world of natural phenomena, the world of animals, animals versus man
  • 5. Man as an individual - "I" in various stages of development, "I" as a unique creature
  • 6. Man as a social being - communication, relationships, improvisation, human groups (nations, social groups, people in a specific environment ...)
  • 7. Work with dramatic texts, stage movement
  • 8. Introduction to the dramatic work of students of JAMU (video)
  • SPEAKING
  • 9. Work with word (first part)
  • 10. Work with word (second part)
  • 11. Moderation of a program - basic rules of moderation, the specifics of each type of programs according to the target group
  • 12. Work with the microphone - rules for speaking on microphone (first part)
  • 13. Work with the microphone - rules for speaking on microphone (second part)
Literature
  • ŠPAČKOVÁ, Alena. Moderní rétorika : jak mluvit k druhým lidem, aby nám naslouchali a rozuměli. Praha: Grada, 2003, 120 s. ISBN 8024706334. info
  • KOHOUT, Jaroslav. Rétorika :umění mluvit a jednat s lidmi. 4. dopl. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2002, 169 s. ISBN 80-7261-072-4. info
  • LUKAVSKÝ, Radovan. Kultura mluveného slova. 1. vyd. V Praze: Akademie múzických umění v Praze, 2000, 105 s. +. ISBN 80-85883-61-9. info
  • HŮRKOVÁ-NOVOTNÁ, Jiřina. Česká výslovnostní norma. 1. vyd. Praha: Scientia, 1995, 74 s. ISBN 808582793X. info
  • HŮRKOVÁ-NOVOTNÁ, Jiřina and Vítězslava ŠRÁMKOVÁ. Mluvený projev a přednes. 2. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1985, 300 s. URL info
  • HŮRKOVÁ-NOVOTNÁ, Jiřina and Marie DOHALSKÁ. Mluvím, mluvíš, mluvíme : kapitoly z moderní rétoriky. 1. vyd. Praha: Horizont, 1985, 124 s. URL info
Assessment methods
To get credit, student has to manage a recital of an art text on the microphone and recite and defence a selected topic in front of an audience.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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