Location:

Zentrum für fremdsprachliche und berufsfeldorientierte Kompetenzen/
Center for Forreign Language and Professional Competence (ZfbK)
Karl-Glöckner-Straße 5 A, 35394 Gießen

Objectives:

By successfully completing this autonomous module you gain knowledge of rhetorical argumentation theory and learn techniques for arguing effectively.

Module content includes:

• Chapter 1 illuminates aspects and types of dialogue, their subdivisions and functions, allowing you to recognize and catalogue them in your everyday communication. 

• Chapter 2 deals with the definitions, usage, objectives of and structural options for rhetorical argumentation, also describing logical argumentation patterns as exercises for personal practice. 

• In chapter 3 we introduce the rule of five, its functions and variations. Exercises enable you to allocate the rule of five variations and embed them in your practice. 

• Concluding with chapter 4, you can follow a talk show independently, generating an argumentation analysis. Here, you school your observation and analysis abilities for everyday usage.