PrF:MV202K Rhetoric - Course Information
MV202K Rhetoric
Faculty of LawSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- doc. PhDr. Martina Urbanová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Martina Urbanová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Adam Juras (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- doc. PhDr. Martina Urbanová, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law - Prerequisites
- ! MV120Zk Rhetoric && ! MV120K Rhetoric
Foreign student are required to have a good command of Czech - 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 68 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/68, only registered: 146/68, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 141/68 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 11 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The subject concetrates on interpersonal communication, styles of communication. The subject cultives voice pronunciation and speech disordes, speakers tact. It contains purposefully chosen general information of Rhetoric which targeted and systematized to be easily applied by to future lawyers.
- Learning outcomes
- End of the course students should be able to understand and explain interpersonal comunication and work with infomation on styles of communication, speech disordes and speakers tact.Graduates of the course are able to reduce the communication difficulties.
- Syllabus
- Rhetoric throughout the history of linguistic communication, renaissance of rhetoric on the eve of 21 st century, new rhetoric as an argumentation science, legal rhetoric - Interpersonal communication, verbal and non-verbal communication, styles of communication, feedback, interaction between media and the audience - Spoken discourse and the basic of rhetoric from psychosocial point of view - The importance of voice and hearing in rhetoric, voice pronunciation and speech disordes, breathing, voice and articulation techniques, developing speaking skills - Speaker's personality and preparing a speech - Speaker's tact - Principle of proper discussions, social conversation, trendy expressions and political correctness - Cultur of written discourse.
- Literature
- required literature
- URBANOVÁ, Martina and Miloš VEČEŘA. Rétorika nejen pro právníky. 1st ed. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2020, 358 pp. 808 Literární styl, literární činnosti a technika, efektivní využívání jazyka. ISBN 978-80-7380-809-9. info
- recommended literature
- MATĚJKA, Marek. Sám sobě slušným člověkem. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 1999, 152 s. ISBN 8071695165. info
- KRAUS, Jiří. Rétorika v evropské kultuře. Vyd. 2. (přeprac.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 182 s. ISBN 8020006591. info
- BURIAN, Antonín. Kultura projevu. 1. vyd. V Brně: Mendlova zemědělská a lesnická univerzita v Brně, 1996, 119 s. ISBN 8071571474. info
- LOTKO, Edvard. Kapitoly ze současné rétoriky. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 1999, 166 s. ISBN 807067685X. info
- CARNEGIE, Dale, Stuart R. LEVINE and Michael A. CROM. Buďte vůdčí osobnost! :jak získávat přátele, působit na lidi a uspět v měnícím se světě. Translated by Svatoslav Gosman. 1. vyd. Praha: Talpress, 1995, 203 s. ISBN 80-85609-56-8. info
- TRNKA, Jan. Soudobá rétorika (pro ekonomy). 1. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 1997, 139 s. ISBN 80-7079-464-X. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, class discussion,presentation, consultations, homework, seminar work. Seminars are aimed at practice exercises (audiovisual presentations, case studies).
- Assessment methods
- The course is composed of lectures and seminars. Seminars are aimed at practice exercises (audiovisual presentations, case studies). A final: a oral examination - a colloquium. Oral examination, ballot 1 question and overview about 5 next questions, minimum 50% correct answers. Note: for individual students - The attendance at seminars is suposed to be higher than 50 %."
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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