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English in Public Communication

semestr 2

Studia stacjonarne

języki obce
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ECTS points in relation to student’s duties:

total number of ECTS: 2

1 point ECTS = 30 hours of classes

1 point ECTS = 25 hours of preparation to class (presentations/ vocabulary/videos) and 5hrs of consultations

Course description

The course introduces the students to a variety of styles and techniques in presenting and public speaking. It aims at preparing students for successful conferencing tasks through composing speeches and presentations and conducting academic discussions. The students develop their speaking skills at B2+/C1 level. The course is a continuation of the oral communication skills course in the previous semester.

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

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

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)

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%