VV041 English for Academic Purposes

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Anjuli Pandavar, PhD (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Rudolfová
Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Petr Hliněný, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre
Timetable
Fri 10:00–11:50 C416
Prerequisites
English - B2 CEFR level and above
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
This is a blended-learning course intended for students and academic professionals who want to become acquainted with the basic principles of the art and science of public speaking in English language. The class meets once a week for two hours to undertake diverse activities with the aim to learn about creating and delivering effective talks. The course materials present useful guidelines and generally accepted criteria on how to conduct an audience analysis, how to develop content and structure it for maximum impact, how to create and effectively use visual aids that support your ideas, how to handle tough questions and, of course, it suggests which critical mistakes and common traps to avoid. Presentations are practiced in contact lessons while the distance learning component is mediated through discussion forum and wiki activities within the IS MU and/or Moodle. We hope that you will enjoy this course and discover that public speaking is considerably more exciting, enjoyable and encouraging experience that you thought beforehand.
Syllabus
  • Seminar I – Introduction to Academic Public Speaking; Seminar II –Theory, General Characteristics and Preparation; Seminar III - Introduction; Main Body; Audiovisual aids and Ending; Seminar IV – Questions; Delivery and Critical listening and evaluation; Seminar V – XII Practical exercises
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Libor, Janice DE HAAFF, Alena HRADILOVÁ and David SCHÜLLER. Academic English – Akademická angličtina: Průvodce anglickým jazykem pro studenty, akademiky a vědce (Academic English: a guide for students, academics and scientists). Praha: Grada, 2011, 224 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-3577-1. info
    not specified
  • POWELL, Mark. Presenting in English :how to give successful presentations. Boston: Thomson, 128 s. ISBN 1-899396-30-6. info
  • BELL, Douglas. Passport to academic presentations : student's book. 1st pub. Reading: Garnet, 2008, 68 l. ISBN 9781859644003. info
  • WILLIAMS, Erica J. Presentations in English : find your voice as a presenter. 1st ed. Oxford: Macmillan, 2008, 128 s. ISBN 9780230028760. info
  • AARABI, Parham. The art of lecturing : a practical guide to successful university lectures and business presentations. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, xii, 156. ISBN 9780521703529. info
  • ZELAZNY, Gene. Say it with presentations. Rev. and expanded. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006, viii, 166. ISBN 0071472894. info
  • GOODALE, M. Professional Presentations. Cambridge: Cambridge Professional English, 2005. info
  • NICOL, Adelheid A. M. and Penny M. PEXMAN. Displaying your findings : a practical guide for creating figures, posters, and presentations. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2003, vii, 195. ISBN 1557989788. info
  • COMFORT, Jeremy. Effective presentations. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997, 80 s. ISBN 9780194570657. info
  • SWEENEY, Simon. English for business communication : a short course consisting of five modules: cultural diversity and socialising, telephoning, presentations, meetings and negotiations., Teacher's book. 1. ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997, vii, 120 s. ISBN 0-521-44621-X. info
  • ELLIS, Mark and Nina O'DRISCOLL. Giving presentations. 1st pub. Harlow: Longman, 1992, 96 s. ISBN 0582064414. info
Teaching methods
lectures, interactive seminars, individual academic presentations
Assessment methods
Successful completion of this course involves giving an academic presentation; contributing to discussions in contact lessons as well as virtual forums, participating in the wiki activities.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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