ZUR604 Conference Skills

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Filip Hanzelka (lecturer)
Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lenka Zouhar Ludvíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavel Sedláček (seminar tutor)
Bc. Anastasija Kriušenko (assistant)
Bc. Adam Roul (assistant)
Mgr. Petr Uhlíř (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Pavelka, CSc.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Bc. Pavlína Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each even Thursday 15:15–18:30 U36
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students should have minimum knowledge of English corresponding to the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Students must write a one-page motivation letter demonstrating their level of English knowledge and explaining their motives for attending the course.
After completing the course, students will be able to:
- write effective conference and MA thesis abstracts
- create quality posters in terms of language and design
- prepare and deliver engaging poster presentations
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the course
  • Features of academic writing
  • Features of public speaking
  • Abstracts and the writing of abstracts
  • Introductions and how to write them
  • Posters (structure, language, design)
  • Effective poster presentations
  • Basics of argumentation
  • Conference English:
  • - delivering a welcoming speech
  • - introducing presenters
  • - chairing a section
  • - small talk
Literature
  • POWELL, Mark. Presenting in English : how to give successful presentations. Hove: Language Teaching Publications, 1996, 128 s. ISBN 1899396306. info
  • WALLWORK, Adrian. English for presentations at international conferences. 1st ed. New York: Springer, 2010, xv, 179. ISBN 9781441965905. info
  • SWALES, John. Aspects of article introductions. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2011, x, 94. ISBN 9780472034741. info
  • SWALES, John. Abstracts and the writing of abstracts. Edited by Christine B. Feak. [Ann Arbor]: University of Michigan Press, 2009, xv, 88. ISBN 9780472033355. info
  • SWALES, John. Genre analysis : English in academic and research settings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990, xi, 260. ISBN 0521338131. info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Student oral presentations
Individual/pair/group work
Discussions of relevant issues tackled in the lectures
Written reflections on course material
Final poster presentations
Assessment methods
Attendance and active participation in seminars
Oral presentation of assigned chapter(s) from required reading
Poster (language and design)
Final poster presentation
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
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