In this course, each student gives a talk on various topics such as his/her research topics, future plans, the culture or nature of the home countries in English. The student must prepare the presentation considering that the scientific and cultural backgrounds of the audience is different. The aim of this course is to give students opportunities to understand one another through the communication.
Student will improve their ability to give presentations in English and will be able to have mutual understandings with other students from other countries. Note that each department has different course numbers for this course.
Presentation
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Students give an approx. 15min talk and answer the questions from the audience. Students also take part in the class as audience.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | We do question-and-answer session with the presentation in English. This presentation is held over one or two days as an intensive course. | To prepare a presentation in English. |
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(1) The logic of the presentation materials is evaluated by their academic supervisor.
(2) The announcement attitude of the presenters is evaluated by their academic supervisors.
(3) The responses of the presenters to questions from the audience is evaluated by their academic supervisors.
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