Teaching presentation skills in an EAP course for students of humanities

TRÁVNÍKOVÁ, Petra. Teaching presentation skills in an EAP course for students of humanities. In Hradec Králové Anglophone Conference. 2019.

Basic information

• Original name: Teaching presentation skills in an EAP course for students of humanities
• Authors: TRÁVNÍKOVÁ, Petra (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Hradec Králové Anglophone Conference, 2019.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 50300 5.3 Education
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14640/19:00109380
• Organization unit: Language Centre
• Keywords (in Czech): prezentační dovednosti; angličtina pro akademické účely
• Keywords in English: presentation skills; EAP; pragmatic competences; learner autonomy; humanities
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

University EAP courses are no longer restricted merely to teaching the four basic language skills, vocabulary and grammar. EAP teachers have included other, more integrated, competences in their courses, such as argumentation, critical thinking or various soft skills. Another essential skill, presenting, has not received much research attention, despite its wide use and practicality. Hence the aim of the paper is to show the development of an EAP course focused mainly on presentation skills designed for students of humanities. Th e course is competence- and task- based; due to its special character and for some other reasons that will be explained, students in this course are not assessed by traditional testing, but via portfolio assessment. Although the course design is still work in progress, the author intends to show the syllabus and how its students have or have not improved in giving presentations after attending the 13-week course.