Fall 2024 - ENGL 214 D100
History and Principles of Rhetoric (3)
Class Number: 4643
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Peter Cramer
pcramer@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
12 units or one 100-division English course.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Introduction to the history and principles of rhetoric, and their application to the creation and analysis of written, visual, and other forms of persuasion.
COURSE DETAILS:
History and Principles of Rhetoric
This course introduces the precepts and practices of the art of rhetoric from the rhetorical tradition, including kairos, stasis, progymnasmata, controversiae, intrinsic and extrinsic proofs, and the five canons of rhetoric. As a productive art of civic practice, rhetoric has long been concerned with training people to use discourse to participate in public decision making. It has focused on the local traffic of human interactions and the role of discourse in it, emphasizing particular circumstances and particular cases. In the course, we look at situations and cases where people disagree with one another for good reasons and we ask how they use discourse to attempt to persuade each other and change the course of events. We ask how the precepts of rhetoric might help us analyze particular rhetorical artifacts. In the course, students learn about the history, precepts, practices, and canons of rhetoric, and they gain experience using the rhetorical lexicon to analyze cases of public decision making.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
See "Course Details"
Grading
- 30% Analysis 30%
- 20% Test 20%
- 40% Essay 40%
- 10% Participation 10%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
No textbook. Readings for the course are journal articles and excerpts from primary texts.
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Department Undergraduate Notes:
IMPORTANT NOTE Re 300 and 400 level courses: 75% of spaces in 300 level English courses, and 100% of spaces in 400 level English courses, are reserved for declared English Major, Minor, Extended Minor, Joint Major, and Honours students only, until open enrollment begins.
For all On-Campus Courses, please note the following:
- To receive credit for the course, students must complete all requirements.
- Tutorials/Seminars WILL be held the first week of classes.
- When choosing your schedule, remember to check "Show lab/tutorial sections" to see all Lecture/Seminar/Tutorial times required.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.