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 | 020186 | ||
Instructor(s) | |||||
TERENCE COONEY [Terence Cooney] | |||||
Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Engineering | 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 (English Presentation): 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 and class participation: 50% (As per TUAT requirements, students who are absent 6 times or more cannot receive credit for the course). 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. |
Course keywords |
Office hours |
Contact information will be provided at the first class meeting. |
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Lecture Language |
English |
Language Subject |
English |
Last update |
3/25/2019 6:37:03 PM |