Course title
English Presentation   [English Presentation]
Course category general education courses  Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year 24  Semester Spring 
Course type Spring  Course code 020134
Instructor(s)
TERENCE COONEY   [Terence Cooney]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Engineering Office   Email address

Course description
This course aims to improve each student’s ability to plan and deliver effective presentations in English. Students will also continue to develop their speaking fluency and communication skills in English.

Expected Learning
Objectives:
・Students should develop the ability to research, plan and organize effective presentations in English.
・Students should develop the ability to confidently deliver presentations in English, using clear speech, body language, and visuals.
・Students should improve their speaking and listening skills through interaction with classmates.
・Students should be engaged in student-to-student interaction for the majority of the lesson.

Course schedule
Class 1. Orientation
Class 2. Overview of basic presentation techniques
Class 3. Informal small-group presentation ? self introduction
Class 4. Gathering ideas
Class 5. Organizing and outlining
Class 6. Using note cards
Class 7. Preparing the topic for presentation 1
Class 8. Large-group presentation 1
Class 9. Large-group presentation 1
Class 10. Voice projection and speaking speed
Class 11. Gestures and body language
Class 12. Stress and intonation
Class 13. Preparing the topic for presentation 2
Class 14. Large-group presentation 2
Class 15. Large-group presentation 2
Prerequisites
Required Text(s) and Materials
Title: Present Yourself 1: Experiences (Second Edition)
Author: Steven Gershon
Publisher: Cambridge
ISBN: 978-1-107-43563-6
References
Students are recommended to bring an electronic dictionary (English-Japanese & Japanese-English) to each class.
Assessment/Grading
Attendance: 15% (As per TUAT requirements, students who are absent 6 times or more cannot receive credit for the course).
Class participation : 35%.
Presentations: 50%
Students are assessed on both the preparation and the delivery of each presentation.
Message from instructor(s)
The students who receive the highest evaluation will be those who attend regularly, participate positively in class, and make maximum effort to use the presentation techniques that we are studying.
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Office hours
Contact information will be provided at the first class meeting.
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3/20/2018 11:15:13 AM