Learning objectives

Students will revisit the concept of persuasion and compare it with both ancient and contemporary definitions. Students will then be introduced to functional linguistic research methodologies applied to analyzing AI-generated persuasive texts. Finally, students will be able to discuss the characteristics of LLMs' persuasive writing discovered through functional linguistics methodologies.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Required prerequisites are: a good command of the English language and knowledge of Systemic Functional Linguistics.

Program

Fall Seminars Series. Recall and comparison of the concept of persuasion across ancient and contemporary definitions
Introduction to functional linguistic research methodologies applied to the analysis of AI-generated persuasive texts
Discussion of research findings and how they reveal how Large Language Models (LLMs) construct persuasive writing

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Lecture (face-to-face) in English. Zoom link provided by the lecturer.

Learning assessment procedures

Not applicable

Assessment

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Scheduled Lessons