ACADEMIC ORACY, Spring 2016


Location and time: B2.51, Tue 1910-2040.


Facilitator: Kateřina Tomková, 2060@mail.muni.cz.


Office hours: Tue 1100-1200, Wed 1500-1600, Thu 1300-1400.


Assessment: active attendance 2pts a session; *assigned presentation up to 10pts;  **students’ own
initiative presentations up to 20pts, course administration up to 20pts; participation in the skit
up to 30 pts, final test max. 50 pts.


                                              Syllabus


                                               Date

                                       Organization & Theory

                                           Skills & Skit

                                              Feb. 23

Introduction of subject and projects:

a)  Oracy topics below

b)  Skit to perform at Creativity Night

c)  Election of best speakers to host on May 10

The post of course administrator.

Personal / teaching goals speaking / teaching English.

Past skits:

2010 - Oral Exam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwkxgBkjpYU

2011 - The ED Odyssey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2yveXXS8Xo

2012 - Conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1L_0Fy2rEY

2013 - Zombie Studies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 9YVN7HlKFlg&feature=share&fb_ref=Default

2014 - Dreamin’  America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukEtnx-zFH4

2015 - Saturday Night Dead

Here is the link: http://uloz.to/xSaxnSzg/mvi-2799-mov and the password is academicoracy.

                                               Mch 1

The course administrator:

Kristýna Pavlásková.


University hierarchy.

Reading 1: google

www.phil.muni.cz/.../Lesson%201_Academic%20Titles and address

Reading 2:

http://www.internationalstudent.com/study-abroad/guide/uk-usa-education-systém/

Humanitarian  education x edu in science and technology.

Reading1:

http://foreignpolicy.com/2013/07/11/theres-a-good-reason-why-so-many-terrorists-are-engineers/

Reading 2:

https://www.elesapiens.com/blog/science-vs-humanities-educating-citiziens-of-the-future

Contribution by

-      Martin Ondryáš


Discussion on personal / teaching goals.


Exercise in phrasal verbs and their synonyms of Greek and Latin origin.


Brainstorming for the skit’s direction.

                                               Mch 8

Student organizations.


http://www.societies.cam.ac.uk/


www.muni.cz/admission/student/clubs


www.topuniversities.com/where-to-study/north-america/united-states/us-canadian-universities-fratern
ities-sororities


An exercise in the accents of English.

First lines of skit written and discussed. A google document started by Lenka Žárská:



https://docs.google.com/document/d/14uMVmYm4d7OAf20rEbxuLqjx3Xsl1rITPN70rQXrHQk/edit?usp=sharing

                                              Mch 15

Election results.

Language: Slang at uni. Paper “Academic Slang“ in Study Materials.

Proposals for papers: Watching the English, Cultural Appropriation (Marie)

Final decision on skit’s topic and procedure of writing.

                                              Mch 22

Language: Formal academic speech.

Study materials: “Real complete session 4“ about the speech of academics making presentations

Skit’s script completed. Rehearsals starting.

                                              Mch 29

Reading Week but class meeting for the skit.

Reading rehearsal.

                                              Apr. 5

Uni life in lit & film.Video on grading trends at Harvard:
https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist/videos/10154094995194060/?fref=nf

Films and books set in the Academia (Changing Places, Small World, Educating Rita, Possession,
Arcadia, Social Network, Smiley, Gossip, Good Will Hunting).

http://www.whatuni.com/advice/sixth-form-life/22-films-you-need-to-watch-before-going-to-uni/54483/

http://www.whatuni.com/advice/uni-life/books-set-at-university-all-students-should-read/42846/

Reading and spatial rehearsal.

                                              Apr. 12

Academic debate in theory.

Reading and spatial rehearsal.

                                              Apr. 19

Academic debate in practice. Presentation by Lucille Turgis.

Reading and spatial rehearsal. Finishing the script (CN theme=space), smuggling in current
political affairs.

                                              Apr. 26

Presentations by: Marie,

(Dress?) Rehearsal. Bring: green shirt, long black skirt for A.K., shirt for Vinnetou,

                                               May 3

Discussion with visitors, L. Nepivodová and J. Vanderziel

Rehearsals: Wed May 4, from 11,

                    Thu May 5 evening from

                                          7pm

                    Mon May 9 evening from

                                            6pm

                     Tue May 10, from 11 to

                                               5pm

                                              May 10


Performing at the Trojka (Dům pánů z Kunštátu, Dominikánská street). Meeting at 7:30 in the hall,
performing at 8:30.

                                              May 17

Leftover presentations. Mock test.

Exam date: June 1, 10am written,

                                 2pm results