THEORY AND METHODS OF GENRE ANALYSIS: STUDY MATERIALS

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DELIVERING PRESENTATIONS

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DELIVERING PRESENTATIONS

When preparing your presentations, please follow the “golden rules” of effective presentations: “Presentations and Public Speaking in English” – uploaded in IS.

It is absolutely necessary not to miss class when your presentation is due. Missing the class on the due date without providing serious reasons will result in failing the course... Sorry.

Length: 10-15 minutes per person (including questions and answers, discussion, possible task for the audience)

Extent: 1 chapter of a specific book

Method:

- do not read! (some notes are OK)

- include specific examples of analysis from the reading

- if you think it’d be useful, prepare handouts for your classmates

- prepare possible questions for discussion

- speak slowly with good pronunciation

- remember: eye contact, body language, speak up so that everybody can hear you

- structure your presentation (introduction, main part, conclusion)

Task for the audience during each presentation:

- make notes while listening to the presentations – ask questions afterwards