NJ_D301 Presentation Skills in German

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavla Marečková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Pavla Marečková, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ_D301/01: each odd Tuesday 17:00–18:50 učebna 53, P. Marečková
Prerequisites
Minimum knowledge of German at B1+ level (exam is not necessary).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 16/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The students develop their presentation skills based on theoretical knowledge as well as their own preparations and realizations of several presentations. The use of PowerPoint is NOT addressed in the course! The focus is on the development of one's own communicative competence and rhetoric, the training of numerous presentation techniques as well as the reduction of fear and nervousness when presenting in front of an audience.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the students have theoretical knowledge about a presentation as one of the types of personal speeches, they are able to apply this knowledge in the preparation of a presentation, they have their own strategies for the successful presentation delivery and they can minimalize nervousness and fear of speaking in the public.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the problem (What or how to present?) Structure of the presentation Visual means Linguistic means Nonverbal means Strategies to reduce anxiety and nervousness Feedback (How to formulate feedback and how to accept it? accept it?) Throughout, students prepare and deliver mini-presentations in small groups, partner feedback.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ISABEL GARCÍA. Ich rede. Kommunikationsfallen und wie man sie umgeht. München: mvgverlag, 2010. info
  • PETER KÜRSTEINER, Inga Berkensträter. 100 Tipps & Tricks für Reden, Vorträge und Präsentationen. Weinheim und Basel: Beltz Verlag, 2010. info
  • HIERHOLD, Emil. Rétorika a prezentace. Translated by Iva Michňová. 7., aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2008, 380 s. ISBN 9788024724232. info
  • Phonothek intensiv : Aussprachetraining. Edited by Ursula Hirschfeld - Kerstin Reinke - Eberhard Stock. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 2007, 176 s. ISBN 9783468497643. info
    not specified
  • GARTEN, Matthias. Präsentationen erfolgreich gestalten und halten : wie Sie mit starker Wirkung präsentieren. 2. Auflage. Offenbach: Gabal, 2015, 197 stran. ISBN 9783869365220. info
  • KUSHNER, Malcolm L. Erfolgreich präsentieren für Dummies. Translated by Marion Thomas. 3., überarbeitete und aktua. Weinheim: Wiley-Vch, 2011, 328 stran. ISBN 9783527706068. info
Teaching methods
presentations, class discussions, peer feedback, homework
Assessment methods
Credit requirements: attendance and active participation in seminars; continuous fulfilling of semester assignments; smaller outputs and presentations in each seminar; giving a final presentation; feedback on two other student presentations
Náhradní absolvování
Students on a study abroad program will have their ISP (Individual Study Plan) recognized, and they will be allowed to fulfill the requirements (after agreement with the instructors at the beginning of each semester) through distance learning. Possible recognition of the course (for a course at the host university) should be discussed with the lecturer before the start of the semester.

Language of instruction
German
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/podzim2024/NJ_D301/seminar-01.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 3 x 2 hodiny v kombinované formě.
Teacher's information
Support for learning and self-reflection for combined learners takes place during regular contact hours. Outside of these times, learners can contact the tutor at any time via email, during tutorial hours or arrange an online consultation in MS Teams. Contact information and scheduled tutorial hours can be found in IS on the tutor's personal page.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2023.
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