| Course title | |||||
| English Presentation [English Presentation] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 2～4 | Semester | 1st | |
| Course type | 1st | Course code | 020178 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| ONWONA-AGYEMAN SIAW [ONWONA-AGYEMAN Siaw] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Research | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| Outline (English Presentation) 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 through discussions on various issues of academic interests. This course is mandatory for second-year students as an introduction to the English curriculum of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. |
| Expected Learning |
| Objectives: Students will develop English presentation skills and speaking ability so that they can make presentations and discuss about academic issues for an extended period of time. They should be able to follow normal presentation procedures used at conferences, and will be expected to use these skills, as well as skills learned during the English Discussion course, actively in every lesson. Finally, they should be able to do their own research on various topics and present them in front of their colleagues. |
| Course schedule |
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Week 1 Introduction to the course Week 2 Presentation skills (use of gesture, conversational tones, and how to impress your audience); Q & A. Weeks 3 - 4 Useful presentation tools 1 (basic formulas, symbols in English); Q & A. Weeks 5 - 6 Presenting introductions and objectives; Q & A. Week 7 - 10 Presenting methods, results or findings, and conclusions using model tables and figures; Q & A. Week 11 Student presentations (Group 1) Week 12 Student presentations (Group 2) Week 13 Student presentations (Group 3) Week 14 Review Week 15 Summary and final test |
| Prerequisites |
| This course carries 1 credit. In addition to 30 hours that students spend in the class, they are recommended to prepare for, and review, the classes using the textbook and the reference books, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University for each class. Students must attend at least 2/3 of a course in order to receive credit for that course. If students do not fully attend the class for two times, it should be counted as one time of absence. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| There are no required textbooks for this course, but handouts will be provided in class. |
| References |
| Assessment/Grading |
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Assessment Participation: 30% (As per TUAT requirements, students must attend at least 2/3 of a course to receive credit for the course.) The rest of the assessment will be based on class activities, presentation and the final test. |
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| Office hours |
| Thursdays 13:00 - 14:30 |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
| Language Subject |
| English |
| Last update |
| 4/11/2019 1:51:52 PM |