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| LING0004-1 | Semiology and general rhetorics
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Jean‑Marie Klinkenberg |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : |
- Communication and meaning; codes and channels
- Working concepts: grammars and their components (semantics, syntax, pragmatic semantics); sign, signifier, the signified; the concept of opposition; code and system; articulation; the overall organization of meaning.
- Families of signs.
- Semiotic variety.
- Rhetoric: languages in action; figures of speech.
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| Course objective : |
- Show that any communication implies the existence of codes that function both rigorously and flexibly within a given society.
- Provide an introduction to semiotics (the science of signs and meaning, which aims to show how these codes are constituted, function and are modified), by paying particular attention to oral and written language.
- Equip students to decipher all types of social messages. This is achieved by making them aware of these codes and getting rid of preconceived ideas on language. Therefore, they develop their critical sense.
- Open their minds to rhetoric, which examines the social dynamics of the codes, for instance in advertising.
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| Prerequisites : | None (introductory course). |
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| Organization : | Duration and period: 30 hours in the 1st quadrimester.
Place and times: G. Kurth room, Mondays from 13:30 to 16:00, 30 hours in total. |
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| Written notes : | J.-M. Klinkenberg, Précis de sémiotique générale, Paris, Le Seuil, 2000. |
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| Assessment : | The assessment consists of a written exam presented on a standardised form. The exam has 6 to 8 open questions, which are in turn subdivided. This way, the entire subject is covered. Emphasis is not on the ability to accurately reproduce the subject, but on understanding and applying one's knowledge. The correction is based on a rigorous marking scheme, eliminating any subjective factors. A group and public correction is organised after the session.
The corrected papers can be consulted by the students in the course leader's department. |
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| Contacts : | Teacher
Jean-Marie KLINKENBERG,
Département de Langues et littératures romanes
Place Cockerill, 3-5, 4000 Liège
Tel. 04 366 56 43
Secretary's office
Tel. 04 366 56 50 |
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| Remarks : | Time is set aside for questions and answers in each class, and every time a new subject is tackled.
A la demande des étudiants et en fonction du temps disponible, une interrogation écrite facultative peut être organisée ; elle constitue une maquette de l'évaluation authentique.Upon the students' request and depending on the time available, an optional written test may be envisaged; this is a model for the real assessment.Pour éviter tout effet de halo, cette interrogation est auto-corrigée.To avoid a halo effect, this test is self-corrected.
Sauf accord exprès, l'assistance au cours est obligatoire.Unless otherwise stated, attendance is compulsory. |
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