TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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

Class flow

This course will be held weekly on Zoom.

The instructor will provide the in-class feedback during group work, group presentation, whole group share, and peer review sessions and utilize T2SCHOLA to facilitate students’ learning.

The instructor will ensure students’ learning through weekly in-class and after-class assignments, group discussion, and whole group share. Students’ learning will be evaluated through weekly in-class and after-class assignments, class activities, group presentations, and final paper.

After the introductory session, there will be mini-presentations made in each class. Students 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 practice 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 a non-specialist topic of each student's choice (but the topic must be discussed with the instructor before Week 6). The length and scheduling of the final presentation will depend on the number of students in this class.

Course schedule/Required learning

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Handouts

Assessment criteria and methods

Class Participation: 25%
Homework and In-class Assignments: 15%
Presentations: 30%
Final Project (Final Presentation and Paper): 30%

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.