Academic Communication Skills in English (DACSE)
Autumn Term 2012


DACSE 2012
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• course administration
–course objectives
–teaching approach
–materials
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Course Instructor
•LIBOR ŠTĚPÁNEK (lstep@fss.muni.cz)
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•Masaryk University Language Centre (CJV MU)
•    Dept. at FF/FSS (room 555) / Komenského nám 2
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•Education:
–MA in English / History & PhD in Political Science
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•Specialization and Research:
–Academic Public Speaking
–Academic Writing
–Multimedia Use in Language Learning
–Creativity in Language Learning
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Course objectives
•After completing this course you will be able to:
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•determine and explore principles of the effective public speaking;
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• recognize various organizational patterns found in academic speaking;
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•prepare and give an academic presentation on a topic from your field;
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•analyze speech for topics, main ideas, and public speaking significant details;
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•recognize different organizational patterns in speech in delivery and reception;
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•adjust communication to different tasks.
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Teaching approach
•+/-11 course weeks (no session on 29th November)
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•weeks 1-6 input sessions
–lectures,  training activities, F2F discussions, online discussions
•weeks 7-11 practical activities
–presentations, talks, F2F discussions, online discussions
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Materials
•IS Study materials
–F2F classes
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•IS interactive syllabus
–independent study
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•IS (or other) discussion forum
–collaborative activities
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Requirements
•Active participation in:
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–presentations/talks
–F2F discussions
–online discussions
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Assessment
•pre-session presentation information (online)
–title
–abstract /short info
–relevant sources
•a 20 minute presentation per person
•2-3 presenters per lesson
•obligatory F2F discussion (10 minutes)
–discussion – informed audience
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•peer analysis / peer review
•after-session online discussion
–obligatory entries
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Self-study resources
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•http://vjs.muni.cz
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Introduction
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Introduction
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