• understand, define, explain and compare concepts of communication and develop a conceptual framework of the basic theoretical elements of communication,
• write a coherent, argumentative text in English,
• demonstrate an adequate level of written English that does not constitute a barrier to communication and does not contain significant lexical or grammatical errors.

The course, module 1, focuses on basic theories and concepts in communication studies. It provides an introduction to basic theories and concepts in communication studies. Topics will include:

· Communication theories and models.

· Basic constituents of the communicative act: sender, message and receiver.

· Advanced constituents and models.

· General communicative forms: mass communication and interpersonal communication.

· Communicative processes: an act of transmission or an act of constitution.

· Text-context: symbols, what they refer to and how we interpret them.

The workshops parallel to the lectures will introduce students to academic genres, standards and demands; train neutral description, summaries, comparisons and analyses.The aim of the workshops is, besides training the application of the theories and principles presented in the lectures, to develop students’ capacity and confidence in reading academic texts and in writing papers and assignments.

Fairbairn, Gavin &Winch, Christopher (1996). Reading, Writing and Reasoning: A Guide for Students. New York: McGraw Hill Higher Education.

Griffin, Em (2009). A First Look at Communication Theory. 7^th edition. New York: McGraw Hill.

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