VV041 English for Academic Purposes

Course summary:

This course will be of a great use for students and academic professionals who want to learn the basic principles of public speaking and making presentations in English language. The course presents useful guidlines on how to conduct an audience analysis, how to develop content and structure it for maximum impact, how to create and effectively use visual aids that support your ideas, how to handle tough questions and which critical mistakes and common traps to avoid. High professional level of the lecturer makes this course not only very useful and informative for students, but also very interesting and enjoyable.

NOTE! Course requires good command of English ( B2 CEFR and above)

Course organization:

Teaching methods: weekly lectures, in-class discussions, combined with on-line discussions on IS MU forum.

Examination: 15 min presentation with the following discussion.

References:

Štěpánek, Libor and Janice De Haff and Alena Hradilová and David Schuller. Academic English – Akademická angličtina: Průvodce anglickým jazykem pro studenty, akademiky a vědce (Academic English: a guide for students, academics and scientists). Praha: Grada, 2011. 224 pp. neuveden. ISBN 978-80-247-3577-1.