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Presentation
Presentation
This CU aims to:
Foster the students ability to reflect critically, as well as their vocabulary range and fluency in English.
Provide communicational tools so students can express themselves efficiently, courteously and professionally in English, in situations involving a formal presentation and the following Q-and-A.
Introduce the world of media (namely, newspapers and magazines in English - UK and USA) as well as alternative media outlets, and reflect on contemporary news-related issues (fake news, media literacy, for instance)
Enable students to decode the more common headlines in English-language press and to write short articles.
Enable students to exchange points of view and opinions in English on a topic of their field of education.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 4
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Optional | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT450-3133
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1. Formal presentations
1. types and overview
2. what makes a good presentation - key ideas
3. the structure of a presentation - opening, development, closing
4. questions and answers
5. use and presentation of data in visual format
5.1. types of visuals
5.2. speaking of statistics and trends.
2. The contemporary world in the written press in English (UK and USA)
1. where do we get information on current events? Types of media - newspapers, magazines and other sources of news
2. front pages, covers, headlines
3. current issues - news-related issues (bias and diversity in the news)
4. the structure and language of articles.
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Objectives
Objectives
The main competencies to be acquired/developed are:
The ability to express him/herself fluently, clearly and concisely;
The ability to make clear and well-structured formal presentations, using suitable language to signal and signpost and create impact;
The ability to make critical interventions, clearly and in a well-structured manner, using the vocabulary and language strategies more suitable to the discussion of points of view and proposals;
The ability to identify the main types of newspapers and magazines in English (UK and USA);
The ability to understand and interpret newspaper headlines in English;
The ability to apply critical thinking to the reception of news and understand the news stories in the context of the media where they are found;
The ability to apply acquired knowledge in the discussion of ideas and proposals, orally and in writing.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Almost constant use of communicative activities to the detriment of lecture by the teacher, research and sharing of information the topics individually or in group, use of an interdisciplinary approach to the topics, flipped classroom methodology, feedforward processes.
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References
References
- Bruce, A. & Love, S. (2023). Presentation Essentials. New York: McGraw-Hill.
- Ceramella, N. & Lee, E. (2008). Cambridge English for the the Media . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Emmerson, P. (2009). Business Vocabulary Builder . London: Macmillan.
- Grussendorf, M. (2007). English for Presentations . Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Mascull, B. (2017). Business Vocabulary in Use. 3rd edition. Cambridge: CUP.
- O Keeffe, M, Lansford, L. et al (2018). Business Partner L-B1 . n.p.: Pearson-FT Publishing.
- Potter, W.J. (2019). Media Literacy. 10th ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications
- Powell, M. (2011). Presenting in English. How to give successful presentations. Andover: Cengage Learning.
- Artigos de jornais e revistas em língua inglesa (The Times, The Guardian, Time, The Economist, The Atlantic, HuffPost).
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
