Course detail

Culture of Speech and the Generation of Texts

FIT-IKPTAcad. year: 2019/2020

The course offers a theoretical introduction to communication studies, etiquette, formal presentation together with practical communication training, rhetoric and presentation training. Part of the course deals with standards and regulations of written personal documents as well as education texts.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be able to explain basic terms of Communication Psychology, apply theoretical knowledge to actual situation as well as to assess performance efficacy of their colleagues from seminary. Students define the subject of Communication Psychology, list prototypical interpretation of nonverbal gestures, analyse communication strategies of complex situations.

Prerequisites

To be interested in given problems, and to have the minimum knowledge in writing.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.
Exam prerequisites:
Successful completion of the course assumes an 80% success rate in a credit test and a 10-minute presentation.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Basic knowledge of formality protocol, enlargement of communication and presentation skills, often used in the education practice.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Wieke, T.: Rétorika v praxi. Praha, REBO Productions, 2005 (in Czech).
Průcha, J.: Tvorba textů. Elektronický materiál Ústavu jazyků FEKT VUT v Brně, Brno, 2003 (in Czech).
Hierhold, E.: Rétorika a prezentace. Praha, Grada Publishing, 2005 (in Czech).
Kohout, J.: Rétorika - Umění mluvit a jednat s lidmi. Praha, Management Press, 1995 (in Czech).
Dohalská, M., kol.: Mluvím, mluvíš, mluvíme - kapitoly z moderní rétoriky. Praha, Horizont, 1985 (in Czech).
Cmíralová, J.: Učte se mluvit. Brno, naklaDATELství, 1992 (in Czech).
Spillaneová, M.: Image muže. Praha, Ikar, 1995 (in Czech).
Spillaneová, M.: Image ženy. Praha, Ikar, 1995 (in Czech).
Sampsonová, E.: Jak si vytvořit působivý image. Managment Press, Praha, 1996 (in Czech).
Machálek, J.: Společenské chování. Petrklíč, Praha, 2000 (in Czech).
Guth-Jarkovský, J.: Společenský katechismus. Praha, Československý spisovatel, 1992 (in Czech).
Praško, J., Prašková, H.: Asertivitou proti stresu. Praha, Grada Publishing, 1996 (in Czech).
Novák, T., Capponi, V.: Asertivně do života. Praha, Grada Publishing, 2004 (in Czech).
Morris, D.: Body Talk. Praha, Ivo Železný, 1999 (in Czech).
http://www.feec.vutbr.cz/UJAZ/evyuka.php.cz (in Czech).
Špačková, A.: Moderní rétorika. Praha, Grada Publishing, 2003 (in Czech).
Vybíral, Z.: Psychologie lidské komunikace. Praha, Portál 2000 (in Czech).
Lewis, D.: Tajná řeč těla. Praha, Victoria Publishing, 1993 (in Czech).
Khelerová, V.: Komunikační dovednosti manažera. Praha, Grada, 1995 (in Czech).
Smejkal, V., Bachrachová, H.: Lexikon společenského chování. Grada Publishing. Praha 1993, 2002 (in Czech).
Pease, A.: Řeč těla. Portál, 2001 (in Czech).

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BIT Bachelor's, 2. year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme IT-BC-3 Bachelor's

    branch BIT , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

  1. Information and their communication.
  2. Communication Models.
  3. Communication Folders.
  4. Solving Typical Pedagogical Situations.
  5. Model of assertive skills.
  6. Compensating with criticism and assertive educational action.
  7. Basics of verbal expression from a psychological point of view.
  8. The meaning of voice and hearing in rhetoric.
  9. Speaker personality.
  10. Preparation of a lecture, a discussion paper, a paper, a paperback.
  11. Text as a component of pedagogical communication.
  12. Theoretical problems of comprehensible text.
  13. Strong text creation strategy.

Fundamentals seminar

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer