Modern Communication Studies 2 term

Course: English Communication Studies and Two Western European Languages (викладання іноземними мовами)”

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Modern Communication Studies 2 term
Code
ОК.01
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
PLO 1, PLO 2, PLO 6, PLO 7, PLO 9, PLO 11, PLO 13, PLO 16, PLO 18. The full list of Programme learning outcomes is given in the section "Programme Profile".
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. A “pass” in Practical course of English, Stylistics of English, Theoretical grammar of English, Lexicology of English, Discourse studies. 2. Knowledge of General Linguistics as well as of semantic, structural and pragmatic features of English language units; 3. Ability to apply methods of traditional linguistic analysis to language units and ability to discuss linguistic problems in English
Course content
The course is aimed at introducing students to the fundamentals of the communication theory. The course consists of two parts: the first focuses on mass communication, while the second looks into intercultural interactions. At the end of the course, the students are expected to be able to analyse texts of these communicative fields. The course enhances to the students’ communicative skills and, thus, prepares them to work in different communicative situations.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Алєксєєва І.О. Вступ до теорії міжкультурної комунікації. К.: «Київський університет», 2011. Алєксєєва І.О., Каптюрова О.В. Практикум з теоретико-практичного курсу англійської мови (для студентів-магістрів). Частина ІІ. Міжкультурна комунікація (Модуль 1). Київ: «ЕНЕРДЖІМЕДІА», 2020. Левицький А.Е., Борисенко Н.Д., Савчук І.І. Теорія міжкультурної комунікації: працюємо самостійно. К.: Логос, 2011. Мак-Квейл Д. Теорія масової комунікації. Львів: Літопис, 2010 Почепцов Г.Г. Від Facebook'у і гламуру до Wikileaks: медіакомунікації. К.: Спадщина, 2012 Hall E. The Hidden Dimension. N.Y., 1998 Lado R. Linguistics across cultures. Applied Linguistics for Language Teachers. University of Michigan, 1990 McLuhan M., McLuhan E. Laws of Media: The New Science. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1988.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is delivered with the help of such activities as oral reports and written tests. The teaching methods are lectures, practical classes (seminars), creative and research projects, students’ individual work.
Assessment methods and criteria
The course ends with an exam. Students’ performance during the term is the sum of the points accumulated for their work in classroom (oral reports, tests) and individual work (research and creative projects). The minimum score for the term is 36 points, while the maximum score equals 60. The minimum score for the exam is 24 and the maximum score is 40.
Language of instruction
English

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Iryna Oleksiivna Alyeksyeyeva
Department of English Philology and Intercultural Communication
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Olena Viacheslavivna Kaptiurova
Department of English Philology and Intercultural Communication
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology