Current events: presentation skills 1.S3.EPC.21
Course objectives:
The aim of the course is to help students achieve fluency in giving oral presentations in English reaching B2+/C1 level of proficiency.
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Course content
• rules of giving a public speech
• visual design in public speaking
• rules of the choice of the texts to express specific types of information
• rules of self-presentation
• textual and visual material preparation
• ways of giving arguments on a point of view
• oral analysis of a chosen topic,
• elements of a panel discussion,
• presenting on an academic issue
• training fluency in communication by doing different games and activities in pairs and groups, whole-group activities.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
games and activities in pairs and groups, whole-group activities, presentation, ICT tools/online work if needed - MSTeams
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
Requirements
Course coordinators
Term 2022/23-L: | Term 2023/24-L: | Term 2024/25-L: |
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019
Knowledge
The student knows and understands:
1. basic terminology and rules of giving short presentations in English (k_W02/P7S_WG)
2. communication techniques that help pass the meaning and communicate effectively (k_W03/P6S_WG)
Skills
The student can:
3. use presentation techniques to give live and PowerPoint presentations (k_U01/P6S_UW)
4. use and understand English as a foreign language at the level of B2+/C1 (k_U05/P7S_UK)
Social competences
The student is ready to:
5. choose and implement the most suitable techniques to give a good quality oral presentation (k_K01/P6S_KK)
6. understand and accept differences between their native language and English language in terms of presentations procedures and techniques as weel as communicating the meaning (k_K03/P6S_KO)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes
1. Active participation during classes (continuous assessment) - 20% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4).
2. Presentations (mid and end of semester) - each 40% of the final grade (outcome 2,3,4,5,6).
To get a credit students need to pass all presentations.
the criteria of assessment of the presentations:
grade 2,0 (fail): 0–49%
grade 3,0 (average): 50–59%
grade 3,5 (plus average): 60–69%
grade 4,0 (good): 70–79%
grade 4,5 (plus good): 80–89%
grade 5,0 (very good): 90–100%
Bibliography
Reading list:
Grussendorf, M. (2007). English for presentations. BC Edukacja.
Reynolds, G. (2008). Presentation Zen. Simple ideas on presentation design and delivery. Berkeley, Ca.: New Riders.
Williams, E.J. (2008). Presentations in English. Oxford, UK: Macmillan.
Visual materials
www.Ted.com
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: