All of the "Academic Presentation" courses offer trainings in presentation skills for a variety of academic settings. Through practices, students will gain knowledge of how to apply these skills effectively to their presentations, have confidence in tackling real-life situations. Students will receive constructive feedback from the instructor, who would help students develop successful strategies toward presenting ideas in a clear manner. Moreover, as audience, students will improve their listening skills by learning to ask insightful and stimulating questions to their colleagues.
As a 400-level elective course, Academic Presentation in English 16 equips graduate students with the necessary tools to deliver well-informed presentations.
By the end of this course, students will be able to deliver individual presentations at academic settings, being aware of verbal and non-verbal messages while engaging the audience, followed by a question and answer session, fielding questions from the audience.
Presentation skills, listening skills, communication skills
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Each class will entail discussions about the assigned reading, related technical exercises, mini-presentations, and from the third week, formal presentations. Students will receive detailed feedback from the instructor and from peers.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Chapter 1, Audience | discuss text, practice exercises, mini-presentations, plan formal presentations |
Class 2 | Chapter 2, Objective | discuss text, practice exercises, mini-presentations, plan formal presentations |
Class 3 | Chapters 3 & 4, Problem Solution & Evidence | discuss text, practice exercises, mini-presentations, formal presentations |
Class 4 | Chapters 5 & 6, Anecdotes & Story | discuss text, practice exercises, mini-presentations, formal presentations |
Class 5 | Chapter 7, Visuals | discuss text, practice exercises, mini-presentations, formal presentations |
Class 6 | Chapter 8, Layout | discuss text, practice exercises, mini-presentations, formal presentations |
Class 7 | Chapter 9, Stakeholders and Measurement | discuss text, practice exercises, mini-presentations, formal presentations |
Class 8 | Chapter 10, Conclusion | discuss text, practice exercises, mini-presentations, formal presentations |
Andrew Abela. Advanced Presentations by Design (second edition). San Francisco: Pfeiffer, 2013.
ISBN 978-1-118-34791-1
Suggested Web ites:
TED Talks https://www.ted.com/
VOA http://www.voanews.com/
NPR http://www.npr.org/
TED, VOA and NPR provide video transcripts.
Scientific American (video and podcasts “60-second science”) http://www.scientificamerican.com/
BBC http://www.bbc.com/news
National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Class participation in discussions based on the text, 28%
Mini-presentations, 28%
Formal presentations, 44%
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It is recommended that students take this course in sequence with LAE.E443.
Attendance at the first class is compulsory for students planning to take this course.