Course title
English Presentation   [English Presentation]
Course category general education courses  Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year 24  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 020188
Instructor(s)
Erik Fritz   [Erik Fritz]
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 (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: Course introduction & level check.
Class 2: Presentation skills: Eye contact, body language, and pronunciation.
Class 3: Structure: Introduction
Class 4: Structure: Body
Class 5: Visual aids: Creating effective PowerPoint slides
Class 6: Structure: Conclusions
Class 7: Q&A practice
Class 8: Mock conference: Practice presentations & reflection
Class 9: Midterm presentations
Class 10: Presentation skills, visual aids, & Q&A review
Class 11: Presentation #2: Deciding a topic and writing introduction
Class 12: Presentation #2: Writing the body
Class 13: Presentation #2: Writing the conclusion and practicing Q&A
Class 14: Mock conference: Practice presentations & reflection
Class 15: Final Presentations
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
No textbook will be required for this course, but handouts will be provided in class. Students will need to bring to every class the following materials: all handouts from previous lessons and a binder or folder to organize and easily access the handouts.
References
A good dictionary will be essential in the course.
Assessment/Grading
Class Participation (30%) Assignments & Quizzes (40%) Final Exam & Term Paper (30%): Total 100%
Message from instructor(s)
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Office hours
Koganei Campus Thursdays (2:45-4:15)
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Lecture Language
Language Subject
English
Last update
3/28/2019 10:11:03 AM