AJ0107 Presentation Skills and the Basics of Rhetoric for Future Teachers

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Kršková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Zuzana Kršková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ0107/01: Tue 8:00–9:50 učebna 56, except Tue 25. 10., Z. Kršková
Prerequisites
The course is recommended for students who lack presentation skills or feel uneasy about presenting in front of a bigger audience. The course focuses on academic and non-academic presentation.
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 8/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
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Course objectives
At the end of this course student should be able to confidently present a pre-prepared topic on the academic as well as non-academic subject. The course is also aiming to prepare students to improvize during the various kinds of rhetoric exercises preparing them for the unpredictable situations in their future career as teachers. One of the outcomes will be the recording of the individual presentations for self-reference and future practice and a workshop format of presentations at the end of the course where students present their individual research in front of their fellow students as well as teachers where students can apply the information and experience gathered in the course and it should also allow them to experience situation where they will be exposed to greates stress and attention than is usually common in individual seminars which they attend as students.
Learning outcomes
Upon passing this course student will be able to confidently present a pre-prepared topic on the academic as well as non-academic subject. Students will be able to give impromptu speeches without extended preparation time. Students will also be able to select appropriate visual materials for the presentation; and they will gain awareness of the time frame given for a formal presentation. During the course, the students will evaluate their peers which will give them the ability to objectively evaluate any given presentation; students will also be taped and the videorecordings of their performances will be used for further analysis of both presentation skills and their use of English.
Syllabus
  • individual aspects of presentation skills
  • icebreakers
  • small talk
  • impromptu speeches
  • breathing exercises to lower stress levels
  • body language and gestures
  • stylistics - fluency and speed
  • making an effective speech - basic principles
  • speech presentation
  • preparing handouts, PPT presentation, poster, or other visual support
  • public presentation in front of the bigger academic audience.
Literature
    required literature
  • Presentation Skills: The Essential Guide for Students, ISBN-10: 0761940928
Teaching methods
seminars, group projects, class discussion, homework
Assessment methods
presentations recorded at home, presentation recorded in classroom, active participation in peer-review
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět bude realizován, pokud se přihlásí alespoň 15 studentů.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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