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 14 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, students will practice with mini-presentations. Depending on the number of students, there will be at least one or two opportunities to give a formal presentation, and to receive detailed feedback from the instructor and their classmates. Textbook readings will be the basis for discussions in class and will offer a meta-perspective on contemporary scientific presentation and techniques.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Chapter 1, Science Communication in the Twenty-First Century | text discussion, mini-presentations, scheduling formal presentations |
Class 2 | Chapter 2, The Seven Challenges of Communicating Science | text discussion, mini-presentations, scheduling formal presentations |
Class 3 | Chapter 3, Preparing Your Talk | text discussion, mini-presentations, formal presentations |
Class 4 | Chapter 4, Illustrating Your Talk | text discussion, mini-presentations, formal presentations |
Class 5 | Chapter 5, The Performance: Delivering Your Talk | text discussion, mini-presentations, formal presentations |
Class 6 | Chapter 6, Medicine and Science in the Media | text discussion, mini-presentations, formal presentations |
Class 7 | Chapter 7, Media Interview Techniques | text discussion, mini-presentations, formal presentations |
Class 8 | Chapter 8, Every Interaction Counts | text discussion, mini-presentations, formal presentations |
John Clare. Communicating Clearly about Science and Medicine. Burlington, VT: Gower Publishing, 2012.
ISBN: 978-1-4094-4037-6
Additional reading materials and handouts will be distributed in class.
Class Participation, 28%
Mini-presentations, 28%
Formal presentations, 44%
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It is recommended that students take this course in sequence with LAE.E441.
Attendance at the first class is compulsory for students planning to take this course.