Current events: public speaking 1

studia pierwszego stopnia

English in Public Communication

semestr 5

Studia stacjonarne

języki obce
obowiązkowe

Realizowany w sali

Current events: oral communication skills

Current events: presentation skills

Current events: argumentation skills

Current events: debating skills

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties

total number of ECTS points: 2

1 ECTS – 30 hours: participation in classes

1 ECTS – 25 hours: preparation + 5 hours: consultations

Course description

The course prepares students for communicating in the target language. It aims at developing their fluency and accuracy in public speaking at C1 level. The course is a continuation of courses focused on speaking skills in the previous semesters.

Course objectives

In this course students continue to work on: expressing an opinion on the role of the individual in society, informing the speaker about personal feelings and experience, comparing, expressing assumptions, encouraging the speaker to exchange the views, ways of expressing acceptance or lack of it in the context of the speaker, task negotiating, problem solution (individual and group).

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Course content:

topics for public speaking selected by the teacher and the students at the beginning of the semester

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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity

multimedia presentations, pair wrok, group work, discussion, public speaking activities, ICT tools/MSTeams

Reading list:

Teacher's own materials

Ron Martinez and MacAndrew, Instant Discussions (2003)

Nancy Ellen Zelman, Conversation Inspirations (2nd Revised Ed.) (1996)

Paul Lowrie and Bret Nicholaus, The Conversation Piece (1994)

T. Lewandowski (2011) Making Your English English. Opole: University of Opole Press

Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019

Knowledge:

1. Students know the role of English as a cognitive means and a tool used for public communication including persuasion (k_W03/P6S_WG)

Skills:

2.Students can prepare elaborate public speaking presentations relating to communication studies using formal sources (k_U04/P6S_UK)

3. Students can use English at the level of C1 of the Common European Framework for Languages (k_U05/P6S_UK)

Social competences

4. Students are ready to manage time and prioritize the implementation of various tasks related to studying (k_K01/P6S_KK)

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:

1. Giving a presentation - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4)

Presentation must take a minimum of 70 minutes.

2. Active participation in class - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,4)

Active participation in 10+ classes will grant the student a half-grade extra at the end of the semester.