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Lecturer(s)
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Svobodová Dagmar, Ing. MSc.
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Course content
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- Communication before conference - telephoning, emailing. - Conference abstract. - Poster - preparation and presentation. Oral presentation: - Aspects of presentation (audience analysis, communication aim, difference betwee written and spoken communication, structure of oral presentation). - Rules for preparation of a presentation. - Language of presentations (verbal means). - Delivery (voice, visuals, body language, timing). - Question time. - Types of presentations (introduction speech, object description, definition/explanation of a term, process description, problem - solution). - Presentation assessment - criteria. - Self-study of literature recommended by the supervisor, min. 200 pages of text. - Preparation and delivery of 2 - 4 presentations (the number depends on the student´s level) from the area of student´s research (based on the literature studied), or a real presentation for a conference).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecturing, Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises
- Participation in classes
- 56 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| Finished course DAAWC. Minimum level of English - intermediate (B2). |
| Finished course DAAWC. Minimum level of English - intermediate (B2). |
| learning outcomes |
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| describe the difference between scientific fact, opinion and speculation |
| describe the difference between scientific fact, opinion and speculation |
| identify inappropriate or unverifiable literary sources |
| identify inappropriate or unverifiable literary sources |
| choose the academic style of the language with all its specifics in grammar and vocabulary |
| choose the academic style of the language with all its specifics in grammar and vocabulary |
| identify and correctly use conjunctions and connecting expressions and other tools used to maintain the coherence and continuity of the text |
| identify and correctly use conjunctions and connecting expressions and other tools used to maintain the coherence and continuity of the text |
| explain the principles of the formal parts of a professional article intended for publication |
| explain the principles of the formal parts of a professional article intended for publication |
| list the principles of the formal parts of a professional presentation for an international conference |
| list the principles of the formal parts of a professional presentation for an international conference |
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| use appropriate literary sources and cite them correctly |
| use appropriate literary sources and cite them correctly |
| suggest the goal of scientific research and its limits |
| suggest the goal of scientific research and its limits |
| interpret verbally non-verbal complex data, tables, graphs, systems of equations, mathematical models |
| interpret verbally non-verbal complex data, tables, graphs, systems of equations, mathematical models |
| characterize trends resulting from specific data |
| characterize trends resulting from specific data |
| distinguish different experimental research methods |
| distinguish different experimental research methods |
| analyze the content of a professional text |
| analyze the content of a professional text |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Lecturing |
| Lecturing |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Practice exercises |
| Practice exercises |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
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| Analysis of a presentation |
| Analysis of a presentation |
| E-learning |
| E-learning |
| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Analysis of the student's language performance |
| Preparation of a presentation |
| Written examination |
| Oral examination |
| Oral examination |
| Analysis of the student's language performance |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Written examination |
| Preparation of a presentation |
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Recommended literature
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Hughes, J., Mallet, A. Succesful Presentations. Oxford, 2012. ISBN 9780194768368.
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Powell, M. Presenting in English. LTP Business, 1997. ISBN 9781899396306.
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Williams, E. J. Presentations in English. Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 2008. ISBN 9780230028784.
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