PdF:AJ5107 Presentation Skills - Course Information

AJ5107 Presentation Skills and the Basics of Rhetoric for Future Teachers

Extent and Intensity

0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kršková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Zuzana Kršková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education

Timetable of Seminar Groups

AJ5107/01: Sat 1. 10. 8:30–12:40 učebna 53, Fri 16. 12. 8:30–12:40 učebna 55, Z. Kršková

Prerequisites

! AJ0107 Presentation Skills and the Basics of Rhetoric for Future Teachers
The course is recommended for students who lack presentation skills or feel uneasy about presenting in front of a bigger audience. The course focuses on academic and non-academic presentation.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 5/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

At the end of this course student should be able to confidently present a pre-prepared topic on the academic as well as non-academic subject. The course is also aiming to prepare students to improvise during the various kinds of rhetoric exercises preparing them for the unpredictable situations in their future career as teachers. One of the outcomes will be the recording of the individual presentations for self-reference and future practice and a workshop format of presentations at the end of the course where students present their individual research in front of their fellow students as well as teachers where students can apply the information and experience gathered in the course and it should also allow them to experience situation where they will be exposed to greater stress and attention than is usually common in individual seminars which they attend as students.

Learning outcomes

Upon passing this course student will be able to confidently present a pre-prepared topic on the academic as well as non-academic subject. Students will be able to give impromptu speeches without extended preparation time. Students will also be able to select appropriate visual materials for the presentation; and they will gain awareness of the time frame given for a formal presentation. During the course, the students will evaluate their peers which will give them the ability to objectively evaluate any given presentation

Syllabus

• individual aspects of presentation skills
• icebreakers
• small talk
• impromptu speeches
• nonacademic presentation - group exercise
• making an effective speech - basic principles
• speech presentation
• preparing effective academic presentation
• preparing handouts, PPT presentation, poster, or other visual support

Literature

• Presentation Skills: The Essential Guide for Students, ISBN-10: 0761940928

Teaching methods

class discussion, group projects, individual presentations

Assessment methods

presentations, active participation

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět bude realizován, pokud se přihlásí alespoň 15 studentů.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin ve 2 blocích.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
  
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