Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit 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 learning unit
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The teaching is organized in such a way that each session of the course deals with a specific subject, following a logical course that addresses the work of five major researchers.
Each lecture corresponds to compulsory readings, which must be done BEFORE the oral class. Each session will begin with a series of questions about the text(s) read. The oral presentation will be fully understood and assimilated only if the readings have been made upstream. Much of the information present in the readings will not be picked up during the oral course, but will be subject to review. The oral course will be intended to explain, develop or explain certain points in the syllabus.
The portfolio of readings is available from the beginning of the course. In addition to the texts that are required reading, it contains a presentation of each session and a table of contents. It is designed so that students always know what readings should be done for each session.
The course also includes watching a movie and, if we have the time, some other communication sequences.
At the beginning of the week, students will receive the slides of the course of the session of the following Friday as well as a reminder of the reading to be done. They will also receive reading assistance in the form of questions that will guide them to the important aspects of the text and guide their work.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Duration and period : 12 sessions of 3 hours.
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 relying on compulsory readings.
Teaching will use the wooclap app, which allows the teacher to check students' comprehension and perform live exercises. Students will be introduced at the beginning of the course.
Internet Platform : MyULg
Recommended or required readings
WRITTEN SUPPORT:
Lecture notes composed of extracts from the work of Yves Winkin (1986-2000). The new communication. Paris, Seuil, as well as chapters from other books or scientific papers.
This written support is available in printed form to university presses. Support written in electronic form will be downloadable from a link that will be communicated to students via a new MyULiege.
The reading of these texts is MANDATORY and the students are likely to be questioned on all the matter which is presented there (see above: methods of teaching).
It is recommended that students obtain the printed version of these texts, as reading a text carefully means annotating it.
VISUAL SUPPORTS
The slides presented during the course will be available on the MyULg portal as early as the Tuesday preceding the course, in a printable form allowing the taking of notes.
Students must take notes during the lecture. They must be cautious about syntheses of previous years, which do not always take up all of the material seen.
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, multiple-choice questionnaire.
The examination will be about both the compulsory readings
and the oral teaching lessons
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
All the learning material will be available at the MyUliege platform. This will be the only interface between students and the teacher.
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 Faculty of Social Sciences Place des orateurs, 3, Bât B31 Sart Tilman 4000 Liège + 32 4 366 32 08 E-mail v.servais@ulg.ac.be Secretariat Marina Salerno (FaSS) 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)
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
No change
Assessment methods
Students will be evaluated with written question, multiple-choice questionnaire. Studens will have their notes with them, but it is highly recommended that they have a thorough knowledge of their course, because once the exam begins, they won't have time to find answers in their notes. They should know it.
Contacts
Véronique Servais (v.servais@uliege.be)
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
The subject matter is the same as for the January and June sessions.
Assessment methods
As in June, the exam will be a written exam via e-campus. However, unlike the June exam, it will consist partly of MCQ and True-False questions and partly of short answer questions.
As in June, students are encouraged to be familiar with their course as they will not have time to go through it to answer questions. The questions will be drawn at random from a pool of questions, so not all students will have the same questions.