English for Study Abroad

Presentation and Academic Discussion Skills (Wks 13, 14)


As we present

Write some notes to discuss these points:

  • What did you learn / take away from that presentation?
  • What did you appreciate or could use for your own presentations?
  • What presentation skills, of theirs, would you like to find out more about (so you can use that technique in the future?
A place to store our presentations
Here's a folder to house your PPT or link to Google slides (or other visuals).



Our Learning Journey

Your learning journey

We accomplished:

  • your learning goals - English and other
  • listening and discussing in English seminars
  • reading skills (guessing at words, attitudes and power behind the words, culture reading)
  • writing skills (the structure of a paragraph and essay, using others' sentences, making complex sentences, writing conclusions)
  • final presentation (presentation skills)


Questions for reflection and discussion

First, make some notes and then we'll discuss each of these questions.

What did I learn from the tasks this semester?

The most interesting (surprising/ important/ significant/ ...) (insight/ theory/ thing ...) I read (saw/ heard/ realised/ learnt...) is that ...

One thing I realise (understand ...) now is that ...

What did I discover about myself when completing each?

A possible meaning of this new idea/understanding is that ...

This (new) understanding of ... is likely to mean three things. It could be ..

How is this useful for my deeper understanding of or approach to my studies/use of English?

This concept of ... is valuable for .../ will change the way I approach ...

This understanding is important in a number of ways. First it ...

How might this learning apply in my future?

This (new insight/thought) will be useful in this course, in the (bachelor) degree, in my future career as a ..., and in my life.

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