General English - speaking 1 1.S3.EP.PP.5
Course objectives:
The main course objective is to provide students with training to speak in English in public and professional context including oral presentations. The additional aim is to support them in preparation for self-study C1 exam.
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Course content:
1. Audience awareness
2. Voice work
3. Language work
4. Body language work
5. Context recognition (audience, time and space); own attitude and beliefs
6. Oral presentation techniques
7. Stress management
8. Giving feedback on oral performance
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
presentation, in-class discussion, oral perfomance in front of the group, analysis of oral performance, language activities; ICT tools - MS Teams
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
obligatory courses
foreign languages
The semester in which the subject is carried out
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019
Knowledge
Students know
1. English at C1 level (grammar, vocabulary, register) (k_W02/P6S_WG)
2. communication techniques for public speaking (k_W03/P6S_WG)
Skills
Students can
3. use English in oral and written communication at C1 level (k_U06/P6S_UK; m-U-4/P6S_UK)
4. assess an oral presentation on a selected topic (k_U05/P6S_UK)
Social competences
5. The student can manage stress during oral performance in English (k_K02/P6S/KK)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of learning otucomes:
1. Active participation - 40% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)
2. Writing a report with an oral presentation analysis - 20% each of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4)
final grade: 60%=3; 80%=4; 100%=5
40% participation
20% report 1
20% report 2
20% report 3
Bibliography
Reading list
Black, V., McNorton, M., Malderez, A., & Parker, S. (1993). Speaking advanced. Oxford University Press.
Grussendorf, M. (2007). English for presentations. BC Edukacja.
Additional information
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