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Professional Writing and Discussions: The Language of Leadership


DozentIn: Andrew Jones, B.A., M.Phil.

Veranstaltungstyp: Seminar

Ort: 15/115

Zeiten: Di. 10:00 - 12:00 (wöchentlich)

Beschreibung: Professional Writing and Discussion classes are designed to allow students – under the guidance of their course instructors – to undertake a more active and independent development of their language skills by applying them to a specific topic area. Ultimately, the central aim of these courses, whatever topic area and skills focus you choose, is to facilitate your transition into a self-sufficient and proficient user of the English language. You will continue to train your productive and receptive language skills, you will further expand your lexico-grammatical knowledge in connection with the specialist language used in the course, and you will acquire supplementary cultural knowledge on English-speaking countries. You will be expected to attend class regularly and contribute actively and intelligently. Furthermore, you will need to complete oral and written tasks during the course of these classes and will need to submit a final written task by the end of the teaching semester.

In this particular course, we will explore the concepts of leadership and leaders, and continue by examining the role of language and rhetoric in leadership. We will analyse speech samples to establish what strategies are used by famous political, military, religious, philosophical, educational and sporting figures – as well as other more reluctant leaders – from a number of different English-speaking countries and cultures. Among other things we will discuss the ways in which language and rhetoric are used to persuade, inspire and motivate an audience. An online course reader with relevant literature and various media sources will be made available in advance on the course platform.


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