Rhetoric in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage I

Description

Through knowledge and understanding, students will be able to: • Define argumentation • Identify an argument rationale • Recognize academic and popular intellectual arguments • Compose academic and argumentative essays • Respond to the various rhetorical situations • Make a defensible claim with the support of sources • Accumulate an academic vocabulary list • Identify, and understand the types of the audience the argument is written. Through intellectual skills, students will be able to: • Critically read an argument • Cognitively and linguistically express ideas in speaking and writing Through professional and practical skills, students will be able to: • Comprehend the writing procedure through drafting, peer-review, and proof-reading. • Learn to give and receive constructive feedback on the writing process. • Learn how to write a clear essay with a thesis statement, well developed paragraphs, and a conclusion. • Learn how to use external sources effectively • Master the use of scholarly databases. • Comprehend academic integrity, plagiarism, and best practices to avoid it. • Use citation styles effectively such as MLA, APA, Harvard, and Chicago • Improve writing mechanics such as structure, grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Through general and transferable skills, students will be able to: • Communicate effectively in speaking and writing. • Search for information and about life-long self-learning. • Work under stress and within time constraints. • Discuss and critically respond to opinions and views

Program

Egyptian Archaeology

Objectives

• This course aims at preparing the first-year students to embark on the analytical and argumentative skills of intellectual thought. This is carried out through reading texts to critically analyse them and incorporate them into rhetoric while supporting their argument and support from the textual material. In this course, they also learn how to form an opinion and convey it in speaking writing through seeking the support of sources integration and proper citation. This is carried out through learning how to use academic search engines, the library and citation software as endnotes. This course aims at: • Develop the critical thinking of students and understanding of what is academically accepted as a source. • Provide the students with the necessary skills for efficient and comprehensible exchange of ideas through speaking and writing.