• Become familiar with the achievements of world rhetoric;
• Know the main stages of the formation and development of rhetoric in Ukraine;
• Learn the basic aspects of cultural psychology and speech communication;
• Be able to analyze the features of different forms of communication between people in a team;
• Know the differences between different types of speeches;
• Understand the theoretical foundations of public speaking training;
• Possess skills in meetings, discussions, and speeches;

Ukrainian language (for professional purposes)

Basic stages in the development of rhetoric, historical traditions of rhetoric, the status of modern rhetoric, the main aspects of the psychology and culture of language communication, theoretical basis in the preparation of speeches and other public appearances, features of various forms of public or professional business communication.

1) Rytoryka: pidruchnyk/ Zoryana Kun'ch, Halyna Horodylovs'ka, Iryna Shmilyk. – L'viv: Vydavnytstvo L'vivs'koyi politekhniky, 2016. – 496 s.
2) Kun'ch Z.Y. Ukrayins'ka rytoryka: Istoriya stanovlennya i rozvytku: Posibnyk dlya studentiv ekonomichnykh ta humanitarnykh spetsial'nostey. – L'viv, 2011. – 160 s.
3) Testovi zavdannya z rytoryky dlya studentiv / uklad. Z.Y. Kun'ch, H.P. Horodylovs'ka, H.L. Voznyuk, N.I. Holubinka, I.D. Shmilyk. – L'viv: Vydavnytstvo L'vivs'koyi politekhniky, 2015, – 44 s.
4) Pidhotovka do publichnoho vystupu: metod. rekomendatsiyi z rytoryky / Z.Y. Kun'ch, H.P. Horodylovs'ka, N.I. Holubinka, I.D. Shmilyk.– L'viv: Vydavnytstvo L'vivs'koyi politekhniky, 2014, – 56 s.

Test (participation – 40 points, test – 60 points)