Communication and Semiotics of Behavior 1

Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction
205KSK1	Z	1	17/S	Czech

Tutor:

Josef VALENTA

Synopsis:

This course is primarily focused on the contact among drama/theatre phenomena - drama training - communication. Through an analysis of the relationship of the theatre and communication passes over into an analysis of the relationship of drama training and communication. Finally, time is devoted to an analysis of fundamental communication phenomena with a counter-definition of their relationship to theatre and drama training.

Prerequisites:

The students should have a basic knowledge of the issues of communication at a high level.

Students, as well, construct a syllabus for a selected theme in the area of communication. These theme are identical to those in the syllabus. Further requirements will be specified by the instructor in the course.

Study Objectives:

The goal is to understand the above mentioned relationships; as well to confront oneself with common models of communication, communication skills and socio-education knowledge; to undertand the basis of human behaviour and its charater; further, to expand perception skills in communication behaviour as a collection of marking and interpret them effectively; as well, to expand skill in creating communication behaviour as a collection of defined and undefined markings for interpretation.

Outline and Syllabus:

Curriculum:

Theatre and communication

Drama training and communication.

Human behaviour and markings in behaviour.

Non-verbal communication.

Verbal communication.

Syllabus:

Theatre and communication - „communication of communication about communication“.

Drama training and communication:

- communication as a pedagogical category in drama training,

- communication as an artistic category in drama training.

Human behaviour and markings in behaviour:

- sources, bases and types of behaviour,

- semiotics,

- intentional and non-intentional markings in behaviour,

- markings in behaviour in dramatic plays.

Communication:

- perspectives of various professions.

Non-verbal communication:

- analysis of elements and codes of non-verbal communcation in relation to pedagogic and artistic tasks in drama training (practical).

Verbal Communication:

- analysis of elements and codes of verbal communication in relation to pedagogic and artistic tasks in drama training (practical).

Study materials:

KLEIN, Zdeněk

1995 Etologie člověka (Praha: Psychiatrické centrum)

KŘIVOHLAVÝ, Jaro

1988 Jak si navzájem lépe porozumíme. Kapitoly z psychologie sociální komunikace (Praha: Svoboda)

MÜLLEROVÁ, Olga-HOFFMANNOVÁ. Jana

1994 Kapitoly o dialogu (Praha: Pansofia)

OSOLSOBĚ, Ivo

1992 Mnoho povyku pro sémiotiku (Brno: ?G?)

VYSKOČILOVÁ, Eva-SLAVÍKOVÁ, Eva (eds.)

2000 Psychosomatický základ veřejného vystupování (Praha: AMU)

VALENTA, Josef

1998 Metody a techniky dramatické výchovy. (Praha: STROM - 2., rozš. vydání)

2004 Manuál k tréninku řeči lidského těla (Praha: AISIS)

2005 Učíme (se) komunikovat (Praha: AISIS)

VÁVRA, Vlastimil V.

1990 Mluvíme beze slov (Praha: Panorama)

VELTRUSKÝ, Jiří

1994 Příspěvky k teorii divadla (Praha: Divadelní ústav-DAMU)

VINAŘ, Josef

1999 Elementy herectví (Praha: DAMU)

VOSTRÝ, Jaroslav

1991 Předpoklady hereckého projevu (Praha: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR)

WILSON, Edward Osborne

1979 On Human Nature; přel. Eduard Bakalář, Zdeněk Urban, O lidské přirozenosti (Praha: Lidové noviny, 1993)