| 科目名 |
Persuasive Argument
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| 担当教員 |
Sanderson, Robert |
| 授業の目的、または到達目標 |
To examine the study and practice of persuasive discourse including strategic planning, audience analysis, effective use of language, propaganda, and effective presentation techniques. Students will learn to adapt messages, offer counter arguments and refutations, and become informed critical receivers of persuasive messages.
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| 授業の概要 |
Learning Objectives are to become more "media literate" by examining, critiquing, and creating various forms of written and visual media. By the end of the course, students will have an increased awareness and healthy skepticism of mass media manipulation techniques and will be able to recognize, identify, and mimic many of these.
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| 授業の形態 |
We will discuss and debate issues raised by the textbook and other materials, will create similar examples of our own, and will reflect on our impressions and changing perceptions. Students will take turns giving short presentations and leading class discussions pertaining to our text and other materials and will keep an A4-size portfolio of examples and coursework.
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| 時間割 |
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概要 |
宿題(予習・復習等) |
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| 1 |
- Course overview
- warm-ups
- Unit 1: What Really Happened?
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- Unit 2: How True is What We Read?
- Quiz 1
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| 3 |
- Unit 3: How the Political Spectrum Affects Our News
- Quiz 2
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| 4 |
- Unit 4: Spinning Out of Control
- Quiz 3
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- Blog post
- Reflection paper 1
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| 5 |
- Unit 5: Staged TV
- Quiz 4
- Reflection paper 1 due
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- Unit 6:Advertising or Brainwashing?
- Quiz 5
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| 7 |
- Unit 7: Consumerism Gone Mad
- Quiz 6
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| 8 |
- Unit 8: Stereotypes and the Media
- Quiz 7
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| 9 |
- Unit 9: The Discriminating Viewer
- Quiz 8
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- Blog post
- Reflection paper 2
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| 10 |
- Unit 10: Another Bash on the Head
- Quiz 9
- Reflection paper 2 due
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| 11 |
- Unit 11: So Beautiful, So Thin
- Quiz 10
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- Unit 12: Privacy and the Media
- Quiz 11
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- Unit 13: New Media - Same Old Problems?
- Quiz 12
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- Unit 14: Depictions of Foreigners in the Media
- Quiz 13
- Portfolio submission
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- Blog post
- Reflection paper 3
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- Unit 15: Like a Puppet on a String
- Quiz 14-15
- Reflection paper 3 due
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| 準備学習 |
Since our class will meet just once a week, students should expect to study and prepare an average of about three hours per week outside of class in order to review and prepare. Students should have an A4-size clear-file folder for their portfolio of reflection papers, projects, and media samples they collect.
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| 教科書 |
Puppet on a String - Media Control in Our Lives, by Jonathan Lynch, published by Cengage Learning (2010). An A4-size clear file with 20 or more pages.
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| 参考文献 |
Students will be expected to read or view online or hard-copy media sources in English so as to be able to find relevant examples pertaining to course work to bring to class.
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| 成績評価方法・基準 |
Class participation: 30%, Written work: 20%, Presentations/Projects: 20%, Quizzes: 15%, Portfolio: 15%
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| 関連リンク |
http://pa2014spring.wordpress.com
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| 備考 |
We will use the above link as our class blog on a regular basis to share thoughts and information related to our class. Submissions will count as part of students' written work for the class. Students who are absent from class should be sure to check the blog to find out what they missed, including possible additional homework.
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