PRES: August 30th

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR TEXTBOOK: Communicating Effectively in English. - The book is no longer available in Korea, so you will not find it in our bookstore. I've ordered photocopies and I'll bring them to the class. The other book, Discussion Strategies will be in the bookstore some time next week.

Hello All. In today's entry you will find copied:

1. Syllabus
2. Course OUtline
3. Assignments Sheet
4. Homework reminder
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Syllabus

Hansung University English Department
Course Syllabus: Oral Presentation
Instructor: Bianca Brankica Turalija
Fall, 2006
Textbooks:
Discussion Strategies. Beyond Everyday Conversations. David and Peggy Kehe. Pro-Lingua Associates. Brattleborough, 1998.
Communicating Effectively in English. Porter, A. Patricia. Grant, Margaret. Heinle and Heinle Publishers. Boston, 1992

Contact Details: mailto:biancatur@rocketmail.com/%20or%20110558@hansung.ac.kr.
MSN: biancatur2@hotmail.com
Telephone: 760-4398 /// Cell: (011) 1762-1967 /// Office: Professors’ Building #824
Blog: http://magistragrande.blogspot.com/ (look at entries marked PRES or ALL only)

Welcome to English Presentations II, a continuation of English Presentations I. The course has two learning aspects: one concentrates on discussion strategies that you will practice with a partner or in smaller or larger groups; the other focuses on developing skills necessary in effective public speaking.

Discussion Strategies
The aim of this course aspect is to teach you some of the discussion strategies that will make you sound more native-like. You will learn (or brush up on your previous knowledge acquired in Presentations I) how to use rejoinders, ask for more details, interrupt someone politely, give opinions, agree or disagree, offer explanations, summarize what someone else said, etc. Each of these strategies comes with the specific yet simple vocabulary.The more of it you master, the better you will sound. To practice, you will work with a partner, in a smaller group, or participate in a whole-class activity.
Effective public speaking
The best way to learn public communication skills is by extensive practice. In Presentations II, we adopt interactive, experimental approach to learning. This means that whatever you learn you will have to do yourself, not only read or listen about it. Building oral communication skills is a complex process and takes time. We will learn step by step, moving from simpler tasks to more complex ones. At the end, you should be able to integrate a variety of skills in your presentations: good delivery, interesting content, appropriate language and gestures, accompanying visual effects, etc.
Throughout the course, we will cover four units from the book. Unit 1 is an overview of issues concerning public speaking, i.e. knowing your audience, beating nervousness, adopting appropriate body language, choosing the right voice volume, and the like. We will continue with Unit 3, which will help you learn how to give effective demonstrations and concise instructions. Then, we’ll go back to Unit 2 which focuses on conducting interviews/conferences and reporting on them. Finally, Unit 4 will guide you in learning how to hold group discussions and give informative group presentations.
Visual Aid ?
You are expected to use some kind of visual aid in your first presentation only (Giving Instructions and Demonstrations). It will be a category in your rubric. For the other two presentations, no visual aid is necessary. You may use it, should you wish, but it will have no effect on your grade.
As your visual aid, you may choose to use not only the help of Power Point, but also illustrations on the board, drawings, physical objects, posters, large-size photographs, etc. Please, remember: Power Point is meant to be an enhancer of your presentation, not its focal point. What I will teach in this course is how to modify your Power Point Presentation and make it understandable to English speakers, in other words, how to create effective bullets, what font colour and size to choose, how many slides per minute, how many lines per slide, how many words per line, what should your body language be when presenting with Power Point, etc. Ultimately, what matters to me is the content and organization of your demonstration/instruction, not the ‘visual effects’ with Power Point.

GRADING POLICY

Hansung University follows the ‘bell curve’ grading system. Simply put, you are competing against one another. Please, remember that when it comes to grading what you give is what you get. If you are not putting in the maximum effort, you cannot expect to get the highest grade.

Official university policy dictates that each class be graded accordingly:

A= 30% of the class
B= 40% of the class
C,D,F, = 30% of the class

In class grading will be as follows:

Attendance: 10 %
Participation = 20%
1st Oral Presentation (20%): Giving instructions and demonstrations (Oct. 13th)
2nd Oral Presentation (20%): Reporting on the Interview (Nov. 10)
3rd Oral Presentation (30%): Group presentation/Providing Information on a topic (Dec. 15)

ATTANDANCE POLICY:

***The rule is very simple: your regular and on-time attendance is a must. Two lates count for one absent; five absents will land you the final grade D, regardless of your performance in any other aspect of this course; more than 5 absents will result in an automatic failing grade F. You will be excused for illness or family emergency in which case you need to call me in advance and later submit a written proof (a doctor’s note or a signed letter from a parent or guardian). Bear in mind that attendance and participation go hand-in-hand and combined they count for 30% of your final grade.

***Use of cell phone in class will land you an A (absent)
***Use of Korean twice will land you an A. (K+K = A)

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Course Outline

Hansung University, English Department, Presentations II Assignments
Instructor: Bianca Turalija


Each student in the Presentation Class has three public presentation assignments. The first two are worth 20% respectively, and the last 30%, to the total of 70% of your final grade.

Assignment Dates:

A. 1st Presentation (20%-individual, 5 min): Oct. 13th, the class after Chussock.
Giving an Instructive or Demonstration Speech
B. 2nd Presentation (20%-individual, 5-7 min): Nov. 10
Reporting on the Interview with a Foreigner
C. 3rd Presentation (30%- group, 10-15min), Dec. 15th
Providing Information on a Chosen Topic


A. 1st Presentation (20%-individual, 5-10 min): Oct. 13th, the class after Chussock.
Giving an Instructive or Demonstration Speech

Instructive and demonstration speeches are very common in today’s world. For example, if you are a boss and you’re showing a new employee how to operate a fax machine, or if you are a head chef showing a new cook how to make Eggs Benedict, you are basically giving a short demonstration/instructive speech. In a 5 minute speech, you will instruct your classmates how to do something, clearly demonstrating (showing) a process, using some kind of visual aid and/or including a demonstration. If you use your own body (or the body of a willing classmate) to show how to do effective abdominal exercises, you are performing a demonstration. If you do the same while instructing on a dance move, you’re also doing a demonstration. The most important thing is to choose a good topic that will interest your audience. You can find a list of topics in your textbook, page 69. Of course, they are just suggested topics - you have total freedom in choosing.

B. 2nd Presentation (20%-individual, 5-7 min): Nov. 10
Reporting on the Interview with a Foreigner

In this assignment you will have to conduct an interview with either Douglas Sewell, Derek Fichtner or Brian Oras. All of them have kindly agreed to give you 15-20 minutes of their time so that you can finish this assignment.
All our offices are on the 8th floor of the Professors’ Building: 809 (Douglas), 808 (Derek) 825 (Brian), 824 (mine).
You can go and see Derek and Douglas during their regular office hours: Derek’s Tues. and Wed. 10-12; Douglas’ Thurs. and Friday 2-3. To see Brian you’d have to ask him about the best time to visit. If you can’t see Derek and Douglas at the time of their office hours, contact them for an appointment. Emails: dfichtner@hotmail.com (Derek), professorsewell@englisheye.com (Douglas), brianorascmt@yahoo.com (Brian)
Your interviewee will be decided by a draw.
You will have to choose a specific topic to ask about in your interview (approximately 20 questions plus the necessary follow-up questions). It helps if you know what your interviewee is like. For example, Brian is a musician, so you may choose to talk to him about music. Douglas is a Canadian and his expertise is teaching English to Koreans. Derek used to work for an American broadcaster. Of course, you don’t have to talk to them about any of these – these are just suggestions. You may choose to ask their opinions on current issues, their travel experiences, and/or their attitudes to a variety of issues. Bear in mind that you have to be very specific, choosing one or two major topics to talk about, not creating a list of 20 questions unrelated to one another.

You will record the answers by taking notes or audio-recording. The next step is paraphrasing the answers, basically restating the speaker’s ideas in your own words while keeping their original meaning. Finally, you will organize your interview into thematic segments and write it out for oral reporting. The report should have an introduction and a conclusion; the body should focus on one or two main topics with lots of supporting details. During your presentation you are allowed to read from your outline or note cards.

C. 3rd Presentation (30%- group, 10-15min), Dec. 15th

You will work in a small group (three students) to prepare an informative speech and present it to the class. The steps to take in this assignment are as follows: first, decide on a topic, and then find two other students who are interested in this topic; second, discuss with your group what you already know about this topic; third, gather useful materials to provide additional content for your discussion and report; fourth, discuss the new information, synthesize with what you already know, and then organize your report by selecting the most appropriate information; fifth, give the presentation as a group to the class with each member of the group speaking for approximately the same length of time. A suggested list of topics is to be found in your textbooks, page 111.

For each of the above assignments, you will be given the appropriate rubric (grading scheme) which will help you prepare your assignments.

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Outline


Date
Effective Public Speaking
Textbook: Communicating Effectively in English
Discussion Strategies
Textbook: Discussion Strategies. Beyond Everyday Conversations

Aug. 31st
General Introduction to the Course

Week 1
Sep. 7
Unit 1. Understanding your audience and being understood. Overcoming nervousness. Adopting the appropriate posture, body language, voice volume, etc.
Unit 3. Clarification Questions and Comprehension Checks.
Stories:
Flight Attendant Hero
Lost in jungle
Week 2
Sep. 15
Unit 3. Providing Information: Instructions and demonstrations.
Practice.
Week 3
Sep. 22
Unit 3: Practice.
Unit 5. Answering with details.
Week 5
Sep. 29
Unit 3: Practice
Unit 7. Paragraph Clarifications.
Basics of Power Point Presentations
Week 6
Oct. 6
CHUSSOCK HOLIDAY
Week 7
Oct.13th
1st Oral Presentation (individual). Giving instructions and Demonstrations.


Week 8
Oct. 20

Effective Speaking only. Unit 2. (No discussion strategies today). Getting Information: Interviews and Conferences. Communicating, Listening, Retelling a Story, Taking notes. Developing interviewing skills.

Brainstorming Interview Topics/Questions for your Interview(with either Brian, Douglas, Derek, or other foreigner)
Derek’s office hours: Tues. & Wed. 10-12

Week 9
Oct. 27th
Unit 2. Practice: Interviewing a Classmate and having a conference with the Instructor
Unit 12. Interrupting someone politely.
Week 10
Nov. 3
Unit 2. Reporting on your interview and your conference.
Unit 15. Telling what you’ve heard. Topics:
1.Short people live longer.
2. Gossiping
3. Why the French have fewer heart attacks
Week 11
Nov. 10
2nd Oral Presentation (individual): Reporting on your interview with a foreigner
Week 12
Nov. 17
Unit 4. Group Discussions and Presentations. Keeping your discussion on track.
Unit 17. Discussion: Divorce
Week 13
Nov. 24
Unit 4. Exploring your topic.
Unit 21. Discussion. Driving
Week 14
Dec. 1
Unit 4. Organizing your presentation: main points, supporting details, examples, summarizing, etc.
Unit 24. Discussion. Gambling.
Week 15
Dec. 8
Unit 4. Organizing your presentation: transitions among speakers, notes and visual aids, question period.
Working on your group presentations.
Week 16
Dec. 15
3rd Oral Presentation (group Discussion and Presentation): Providing Information

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Homework
Write a 10-15 sentence brief introduction of yourself, starting with your name, English name (if you have one), telephone number, email.
In your introducton talk about your likes and dislikes, your favourite movies, music, trips you've been, interesting things you've done.
Please include a photograph of yourself.