Seminar: Misinformation and Fake News: a pragmatic analysis
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Enseignement
Détails
Faculté Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines Domaine Anglais Code UE-L06.01205 Langues Anglais Type d'enseignement Séminaire
Cursus Master Semestre(s) SP-2022 Horaires et salles
Horaire résumé Jeudi 13:15 - 15:00, Hebdomadaire
Enseignement
Responsables Enseignants Description In this seminar, we will investigate how the current debate on misinformation and fake news touches on key aspects of human communication. Using linguistics, and pragmatics in particular, we will look at how we can provide a systematic and theoretically grounded account of a) why misinformation and fake news have a tendency to occur; b) how they are constructed and what are their distinctive features in English; c) how they spread through social networks; d) what means – if any – we have at our disposal to counter their effects.
In doing so, we will be touching on issues regarding the criteria that determine the truth of a given piece of information. We will also evaluate which aspects of human cognition tend to facilitate the occurrence of misinformation, trying to understand how certain mechanisms in the construction of meaning will be vulnerable to misinformation. Another interesting dimension in our discussion will explore the processes which allow us to evaluate the quality of the information communicated to us.
Finally, we will study how ill-intentioned communicators can actively exploit the mechanisms behind misinformation to intentionally deceive people – a phenomenon known as disinformation.
Throughout the course, students will become acquainted with experimental investigations of meaning comprehension, acquiring the necessary skills to use experimental data in order to assess a theoretical hypothesis.
Objectifs de formation - methodological and practical approach to carrying empirical research with linguistic data in English
- theoretical and methodological tools used to investigate the relation between cognition and communication
- understanding of fundamental processes governing the interpretation of meaning
- knowledge of the current relevant issues in the field
- critical evaluation of scientific papers
Softskills Non Hors domaine Non BeNeFri Non Mobilité Non UniPop Non Documents
Bibliographie A bibliography and a list of assigned readings will be made available in the first week of the semester. Introductory textbooks to pragmatics would give students a head start on these questions: Birner, Introduction to Pragmatics, Wiley, 2012; Clark, Relevance Theory, CUP, 2013.
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Dates et salles
Date Heure Type d'enseignement Lieu 24.02.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 03.03.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 10.03.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 17.03.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 24.03.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 31.03.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 07.04.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 14.04.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 28.04.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 05.05.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 12.05.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 19.05.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 02.06.2022 13:15 - 15:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 -
Modalités d'évaluation
Séminaire - SP-2022, Session d'été 2022
Mode d'évaluation Par note, Par réussi/échec Séminaire - SP-2022, Session d'automne 2022
Mode d'évaluation Par note, Par réussi/échec Séminaire - SA-2022, Session d'hiver 2023
Mode d'évaluation Par note, Par réussi/échec Séminaire - SP-2023, Session d'été 2023
Mode d'évaluation Par note, Par réussi/échec -
Affiliation
Valable pour les plans d'études suivants: Langue et littérature anglaises 30 [MA]
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Module 1minor: English Linguistics
Langue et littérature anglaises 90 [MA]
Version: SA17_MA_PA_ang_V01
Modules 5 branches > Module 1: English Linguistics