Курс “Риторика та культура мовлення” розрахований на студентів магістерської програми «Теорія, історія української мови та компаративістика» факультету гуманітарних наук НаУКМА. Риторика – це наука про ефективне спілкування; вона закладає основи для подальшого розвитку мовної й мовленнєвої компетенції студентів, формує техніку мовлення, забезпечує формування навичок правильного, свідомого, ефективного мовлення у глобалізованому культурному просторі. Тому вивчення курсу «Риторика» складає фундамент професіоналізму фахівця гуманітарної професії як особистості, здатної критично мислити та ефективно спілкуватися на рівні вимог сьогодення.

Course Description

This course helps you to develop your speaking confidence and actual communication experience. The students will study and prepare the main types of speeches and develop a working knowledge of the basic rules for speech preparation and delivery. This course aims to be practical and relevant to the academic and professional goals.

Course work

Each class has a speaking assignment and homework. Attendance at classes is obligatory both so that you can speak and improve and so that your classmates will be assured of the audience.

Credit test for Fall semester

The purpose of the Academic English course is to develop the language skills – vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, punctuation – essential for mastering academic style and communicating effectively in academic discourse. PhD students will be guided through various strategies of academic writing, in particular, problem statement, literature review, methodology section, as well as academic genres, such as a summary, a review, an abstract,  or others. The course will also contribute to strengthening the presentation skills applied in academic environment. The evaluation of the course participation will be based on the students’ practical activities in class and timely submission of the requested assignments.

This examination is mandatory if a student failed in one of the following:

1. Final Test (written),
2. Research Paper and Peeer Review (written),
3. Conference Report (oral).

The examination tasks assess the student's writing and speaking skills required by the course programme:

• writing: the ability to use conventional punсtuation, cohesion devices, and documentation, as well as applying the academic style and writing a credible paraphrase and a summary.
• speaking: the skills of making public presentations (fluency, using visuals, body language, eye contact).

Summary Writing 1 is concentrating on active learning techniques, aming to help to develop various learning and writing skills that can transfer to all writing projects in which students engage.