Course Outline

LADS2102 - Argumentative Discourse 1

YEAR: YEAR 2, SEMESTER 2
COURSE TITLE: Argumentative Discourse 1
COURSE CODE: LADS2102
DURATION: 45 HOURS
NO. OF CREDITS: 3
PRE-REQUISITE: LECM0201 – Essentials of Communication 2

Course Description

This course introduces student teachers to the principles of argumentation and advertising. Students will be fully engaged in such activities as oral presentations, analysis, evaluation, and construction of the basic forms of argument as well as advertisements. The course accommodates independent and peer processes of learning as facilitators engage students in discovery-learning tasks that support the grasp and development of critical thinking skills relevant to experiences they encounter in the real world. The proof of skills gained will be evident through processes of reasoning relevant to individual and group oral presentations as well as case studies. Through engagement in the varying learning opportunities and from feedback received, the student teachers will have opportunities leading to the evaluation of self and others, development of cognitive abilities, ownership of new knowledge and improvement of communicative capabilities.