FF:JSB022 The Language = Charged Weapon - Course Information
JSB022 The Language as a Charged Weapon
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Elena Krejčová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dominika Kubišová (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. Elena Krejčová, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts - 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: 1/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- This course´s focus is aimed at language in communication in broadest sense. Lectures will be devoted to:
a) Interpersonal communication - spontaneous and informal communication between individuals, that is less formalized, most natural, the least influenced by psychological and cultural limitations, the best for getting know other people and information. But - can we even communicate without trying to influence the other part? Is manipulation part of our everyday life? How do we use language to influence people and make impression on others?
b) Mass communication - how is language used in commercials and political propaganda? What are the manipulation techniques used by media? Does censure still exist in our society? Can we tell out loud what we think? Did we lose (and if yes, how many times) the freedom of speech?
Prerequisites for granting the credits: active participation in discussions on given topic. - Learning outcomes
- Absolvent of this course will be able to analyse various language features connected with communication, manipulation, commercials, political PR etc., by using confrontation method on Czech and studied language material.
- Syllabus
- 1. Communication; 2. Manipulation; 3. Advertising and marketing; 4. Political PR, negative election campaign and language aggression; 5. Rhethoric.
- Literature
- MIKULÁŠTÍK, Milan. Komunikační dovednosti v praxi. 2., dopl. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2010, 325 s. ISBN 9788024723396. URL info
- VYBÍRAL, Zbyněk. Psychologie komunikace. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2009, 319 s. ISBN 9788073673871. URL info
- NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Sociální psychologie. Vyd. 2., rozš. a přeprac. Praha: Academia, 2009, 498 s. ISBN 9788020016799. info
- HOFSTEDE, Geert and Gert Jan HOFSTEDE. Kultury a organizace : software lidské mysli : spolupráce mezi kulturami a její důležitost pro přežití. Translated by Luděk Kolman. Praha: Linde, 2007, 335 s. ISBN 808613170X. info
- WINKLER, Jiří. Úvod do komunikace a interakce v organizační praxi : skripta. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. Ekonomicko-správní fakulta, 1998, 105 s. ISBN 8021018925. info
- Teaching methods
- Lecture, seminar, discussion, prezentation on selected topic.
- Assessment methods
- Oral exam.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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