Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Theories of Communication | ||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Véronique Servais | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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| 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. | ||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 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. | ||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| None | ||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 30 hours of theory courses.
Place and time schedule : Room Noppius, Opera, City center. Schedule to be determined. See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires Mode of teaching : ex cathedra teaching |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Compulsory reading :
1. Excerpts from Winkin, Y. (1986-2000). La nouvelle communication. Paris, Seuil. Texts will be available on an electronic format. 2. 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 |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| a two-hours written examination | ||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| 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. | ||
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Contacts :
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| 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) | ||