EKIA465 The Language of Advertising (5 op)
Osaamistavoitteet
After completing the course the students will be able to
•classify different forms of offline and online advertisements
•identify the discourse structure and communicative functions and of advertisements
•analyse advertising strategies from a linguistic perspective
•apply different tools for linguistic analysis
•integrate multimodal approaches in the study of advertisements
•understand and explain how language is used in persuasive messages.
Suoritustavat
Contact teaching, pair and group work, home assignments, student presentations
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The course provides an introduction into advertising discourse. By analyzing the different features of advertising messages, the students will become aware of the use of linguistic and multimodal resources in marketing communication.
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Target group: Second and third year students
Students may be absent from no more than two classes.
Oppimateriaalit
The study materials will be available in Moodle. Further readings will be announced in the course.
Arviointiperusteet
Based on participation in class, home assignments and a course paper.
Esitietovaatimukset
EKIP404 Discourse and Literacy (recommended, not obligatory)