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School of Environment and Society
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- Liberal arts and basic science courses
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- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- David Pinkney
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Wed1-2(J231)
- Group
- 2
- Course number
- LAE.E444
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2019
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2019/3/18
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
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.
Student learning outcomes
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.
Keywords
Presentation skills, listening skills, communication skills
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
After the introductory session, there will be mini-presentations made in each class. Student should find an article on the internet or in a newspaper, magazine or journal on a topic of your choice. They read it and make an outline in English that will help them present the main ideas orally. They practise summarizing the article's content in spoken English. Print-outs of both the article and their outline of it should be brought to class. (2 copies of each, please). Students will then present the outline to their fellow students, and on at least one occasion (more if student numbers are few enough) the instructor will assess that presentation and provide detailed feedback. The final two sessions will require preparation of a Powerpoint presentation on an academic topic of each student's choice (but the topic must be discussed with the instructor before Week 4). The length and scheduling of the presentation will depend on the number of students in this class.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction Issues in academic presentation. | Identify course aims. |
| Class 2 | Lecture & Discussion: Delivering Comprehensible Presentations: Prosody | Identify components of listener-friendly language |
| Class 3 | Lecture & Discussion: Incorporating Researched Evidence: the Assertion Presentation | Realise how assertions can maximise content comprehension |
| Class 4 | Lecture & Discussion: Building a story and personalizing presentations | Identify how to engage the audience |
| Class 5 | Presentation III - the Personalised Assertion Presentation | Demonstrate the components of a successful academic presentation |
| Class 6 | Lecture & Discussion: Reflecting and dissecting presentations Building and replying to questions | Realise the components of a successful discussion. |
| Class 7 | Final Presentations | Demonstrate the components of a successful academic presentation |
| Class 8 | Lecture & Discussion: Facilitating a Discussion | Demonstrate how to facilitate a discussion |
Textbook(s)
none
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Reading materials and handouts will be distributed in class.
Assessment criteria and methods
First Presentations 30%
Class participation 20%
Final Presentation 40%
Hosting a discussion 10%
Related courses
- LAE.E443 ： Academic Presentation in English 15
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
None
Other
It is recommended that students take this course in sequence with LAE.E443 (Academic Presentation in English 15).
Attendance at the first class is compulsory for students planning to take this course.
