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Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
COMU0016-1  Theories of Communication

Duration :  30h Th
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences, 2nd year3
Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences, 2nd year3
Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology, 2nd year3
Bachelier en sciences humaines et sociales3
Bachelier en sociologie et anthropologie3
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Anthropology3
Bachelier en information et communication4
Bachelier en philosophie4
Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Classics, 2nd year5
Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Classics, 3rd year5
Bachelor in Information and Communication, 2nd year5
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures, German, Dutch and English, 2nd year5
Bachelor in History of Art and Archeology, General, 2nd year5
Bachelor in History, 2nd year5
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures, general orientation, 2nd year5
Bachelor in History of Art and Archeology, Musicology, 2nd year5
Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies, 2nd year5
Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies, 3rd year5
Bachelor in philosophy, 2nd year5
Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures, 2nd year5
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Performing Arts5
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Information and Communication5
Année préparatoire au master en communication multilingue5
Lecturer :  Véronique Servais
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the second semester
Course contents :  
Presentation of the main face-to-face communication theories that were developped after world war II in the United States by scientists as G. Bateson, R. Birdwhistell, E.T. Hall and E. Goffman. Those theories all rely on an interactionnal point of view.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
To understand the theoretical perspectives and to master the main concepts that have been presented. To be able to apply them to fictive and simplified communication situations.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
30 hours of theory courses.
Place and time schedule : Sart Tilman, B31, room De Mean. schedule to be determined. See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Mode of teaching : ex cathedra teaching
Recommended or required readings :  
Compulsory reading : Winkin, Y. (1986-2000). La nouvelle communication. Paris, Seuil and Morin, E. (2005) Introduction à la pensée complexe. Paris, Seuil The slides showed during the course will be available on the MyULg portal. Optional readings :
Hall, E.T. (1971) La dimension cachée. Paris, Seuil. Hall, E.T. (1984) Le langage silencieux. Paris, Seuil. Meunier, J.-P. (2003) Approches systémiques de la communication. Bruxelles, De Boeck. Morin, E. (2005) Introduction à la pensée complexe. Paris, Seuil. Watzlawick P., J.H. Beavin & D. D. Jackson (1972). Une logique de la communication. Paris, Seuil. Wittezaele J.-J. & T. Garcia (1992). A la recherche de l'Ecole de Palo Alto. Paris, Seuil. Wittezaele J.J. (2008) La double contrainte. Bruxelles, De Boeck
Assessment methods and criteria :  
a two-hours written examination
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Students are invited to ask questions before or after the courses. No answer will be given to questions sent by e-mail. It is also possible to meet the teacher during her duty in her offic e at the Sart Tilman (B31, office number 2/51) ALL THE QUESTIONS ABOUT ORGANIZATION HAVE TO BE ADRESSED TO THE SECRETARIAT. NO ANSWER WILL BE GIVEN TO A NON SOLLICITED E-MAIL.
Contacts :  
Teacher Véronique SERVAIS, Professor Institut des Sciences Humaines et Sociales Bd du Rectorat, Bât B31 Sart Tilman 4000 Liège + 32 4 366 32 08 E-mail v.servais@ulg.ac.be Secretariat Marina Salerno (ISHS) Tél. 04 3663161 Evelyne Libens (ASC) Tél. + 32 4 366 32 86 Duties : Tuesday from 3 to 5 PM at the professor's office at the Sart Tilman (B31, office number 2/51)



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