English for Diplomats 1.2.5-EC-ED

Course objectives
The main aim of the course is to improve students’ productive and receptive skills to be able to
• use appropriate diplomatic vocabulary and prescribed patterns particular for diplomatic discourse;
• develop the target language to chair, participate in and conduct meetings and discussions in an international environment;
• deliver presentations on a wide range of diplomatic and political topics;
• read, analyze and discuss authentic materials (articles, texts, documents etc.);
• listen to and analyze the media, authentic audio materials pertinent to diplomacy;
• write clear and concise analytical documents, summaries, formal letters, diplomatic notes;
• use appropriate linguistic devises.
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Course content
Discussion topics:

1. Introduction. Needs Analyses. Key concepts in diplomacy.
2. Diplomacy. Profession of a diplomat. The mission of diplomats.
3. The language of diplomacy. Speeches of diplomats and politicians.
4. Globalization and challenges for diplomacy.
5. Old Diplomacy vs New Diplomacy
6. Types of diplomacy (public, cyber, environmental, disaster and emergency, culinary, digital)
7. Diplomacy and foreign policy. International Organizations. Regional organizations and diplomacy.
8. Writing diplomatic documents.
9. International treaties and agreements.
10. The art of negotiation. Diplomacy and mediation.
11. Cultural awareness in international negotiations.
12. Diplomatic protocol and etiquette.
13. Revision
14. Final Test
15. Evaluation and Conclusions

Linguistic topics:
1. Passives and causatives
2. Modals and semi-modals
3. Conditionals
4. Relative and adverbial clauses
5. Complex sentences
6. Reporting and embedded questions
7. Structural and lexical emphasis: clefting and inversion
8. Diplomatic discourse
9. Topical vocabulary
10. Phrasal verbs database
11. Phrases, patterns and collocations database

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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
The forms of study include interactive practical classes, discussions, and self-study tasks: assignments, projects.

Field of study

English Philology Practical Profile English in Public Communication

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties total number of hours: 30 total number of ECTS: 2 1 ECTS – 30 hours: class participation, 1 ECTS – 25 hours: preparation + 5 hours: consultations

Study level

BA level studies

Education profile

practical profile academic profile

Type of course

elective courses

Mode

Online

Course coordinators

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Inna Nechaiuk

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019:

Knowledge
1. Student is familiar with the basic terminology of diplomacy (m-W-1/P6S_WG)

Skills
2. Student has the ability to search for, analyze, select and use information related to diplomacy by consulting various academic and popular sources and tools, including digitalized on-line repositories (m-U-1/P6S_UO)

Social competences
3. Student shapes their own views regarding the significance of diplomacy in the political, economic, social development of the society, particularly by being ready to identify ideologies and power relations that underpin cultural (re)production (m-K-2 /P6S_KK)

Assessment criteria

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:

The forms of monitoring and assessment are a placement test, a formative assessment, presentations/reports, a final test.

1. Active participation /formative assessment/quizzes - 25% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3)
2. A multiple-choice/gap fill test - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,3)
3. A presentation on a chosen topic - 25% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3)

pass at 60% of the final grade

Bibliography

Reading list:
1. Barston, R. P. Modern diplomacy (5th ed.).Routledge (2019)
2. Patricia, Friedrich. English for Diplomatic Purposes (2016)
3. Mann Malcolm, Steve Taylore-Knowles. Destination C1&C2. Grammar and Vocabulary. Macmillan (2010)
4. Hewings, Martin. Cambridge English. Advanced Grammar in Use Book. Cambridge University Press. (2016)
5. Conal Condren. Political Vocabularies: Word Change and the Nature of Politics. University of Rochester Press (June 20, 2017)|
6. Languages of diplomacy. Towards a fairer distribution. https://www.economist.com/blogs/johnson/2013/04/languages-diplomacy
7. English for Business and Politics. Dagmara Swida. Poltext (2014)
8. Language Leader. Course book. Advanced. Pearson (2014)
9. United Nations.United Nations correspondence manual: A guide to the drafting, processing, and dispatch of official United Nations communications (Vol. 4). New York, NY: United Nations. Retrieved from http://archive.unu.edu/hq/library/resource/UNcorrespondence-manual.pdf
10. United Nations. United Nations editorial manual online. Retrieved from https://www.unodc.org/documents/evaluation/Guidelines/United_Nations_Editorial_Manual_Spelling.pdf

B. Internet resources
1. BBC / www.bbc
2. Foreign Affairs / https://www.foreignaffairs.com
3. The Diplomat / https://thediplomat.com
4. The Economist / https://www.economist.com
5. The Times / https://www.thetimes.co.uk

B. supplementary reading
1. The SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy. Edited by Costas M. Constantinou, Pauline Kerr and Paul Sharp.

Supplementary materials:
Video materials, documentries, social media content

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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