LA12 Syllabus-

This is the Course outline for LA12 as of 9/2014. As this is a new

course, modifcations durin the
2014-1! school "ear are e#$ected.
Communication %nits of &tud"'
(rocess of Comm.
)odel of comm.. and Le*els of communication,
&ender/+ecei*er roles, Comm. )ediums
Listenin
,m$athic listenin - Anal"tical listenin
.ntra$ersonal Comm.
&elf .n*entories- )"ers /ris, +oers, 0olland, 1reorc
Learnin, /irth 2rder
Theories, )aslow3s 0ierarch"
&elf-$erce$tion and disclosure- essa" on self
actuali4ation
5on*er6al Comm.
&$atial relations 7$ro#emics8, Cross cultural comm.,
(aralanuae
.nter$ersonal Comm.
Con9ict resolution st"les
+elationshi$ 6uildin/st"les
+esume writin and .nter*iewin s:ills
(ersuasion
&ources of $ersuasion
Aristotle3s com$onents of $ersuasion
)edia literac", (ersuasion in dail" li*es
Loical arumentation- e*aluatin source
(u6lic &$ea:in
)oti*atin an audience
;ualities of a reat s$ea:er and s$eech
<isual Aid use
=eli*er" techni>ues, criti>ues of s$eeches
1rou$ =iscussion
T"$es of rou$s and networ:s
1rou$ discussion roles
(ro6lem-sol*in discussion model
)ass Comm.
0istor" of $rintin $ress, radio, tele*ision, and internet
7?CC8
)edia3s in9uence on societ"
?ilm $ro@ect
/ritish Literature %nits of &tud"'
The )edie*al (eriod
/eowulf A 7com$are/contrast essa" with Lord of the +insB8
Chaucer- Canter6ur" Tales $roloue
The ,nlish +enaissance
&ha:es$eare - The Traed" of )ac/eth
The 1C
th
Centur" and +estoration
&wift- A )odest (ro$osal, 71ulli*er3s Tra*elsB8
+omanticism
Coleride- The +ime of the Ancient )ariner
&helle"- ?ran:enstein
The <ictorians B
(oetr"
)odern and Contem$orar"
Choice /oo: %nit- 2rwell3s 19C4, Tol:ien3s The 0o66it,
Attwood3s A 0andmaid3s Tale