VIDEOCONFERENCING IN ENGLISH



Outline
2
▪Videoconferencing
▪English
▪Aberystwyth

Discussion
▪What are the usual reasons for online communication?
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▪In what situations is videoconferencing more useful than other communication modes?
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▪What sorts of meetings have to be face-to-face?
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job interviews / team-building sessions / crisis meetings/ complex negotiations / project updates /
multinational team briefings
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Example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTG-KYiChjs
This is an advertisement – what for?
What does it depict?

Expectations
▪Why are you interested in the course?
What would you like to learn?
▪What can you share?

Vocab check
▪Sorry, I had a bit problem ______ through.
▪We are just ______ for Sulaiman.
▪Did you all get a copy of the ________
▪As you can see, we have several _____ today.
▪Can we keep our _____ quite short?
▪Right, we are running short of ______
▪I think we have _____ everything for now.
Incompany3.0 p.109

Language Skills Check
7
▪Speaking – asking questions
▪Listening – for specific information

Aberystwyth Check
8
▪https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxCSgF2XNqI&t=69s
▪https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-Z6pAz4Iu4&t=37s
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Cultural Sensitivity Check
▪You meet a Spanish business contact you haven´t seen for ages who wants to stop and chat, but you
are running late for an appointment. Do you stay or do you make your excuses and go?
▪Your American boss organizes a weekend barbecue. You find yourself amongst a lot of people you´ve
never met. Do you join in the fun or leave as early as you can?
In company3.0  P.140

Cultural Differences
▪What cultures have you encountered?
▪Were they similar or different to your culture?

Listening
▪http://www.macmillanincompany3.com/resources/student/resource-centre/intermediate/audio/unit-9/
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Course Outline
▪March 1 – Introduction
▪March 15
▪March 29
▪April 12
▪April 26
▪May 10

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Thank you for your attention.
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What is learning? How do you learn???