Rhetorics A.

Course convenor

Katalin Orban

Course content

The course aims at improving public speaking and argumentation skills. After discussing basic concepts of rhetorics and the criteria for evaluating students’ performance, the bulk of the semester will be devoted to practice. Students will analyze means and strategies of verbal persuasion in examples from television, radio, and internet. They will also present their own speeches and participate in formal debates and panel discussions.

Indicative reading

Topics and readings vary each semester.