| 本授業の目的およびねらい | | | Do you know how to network and how to present at a conference? Do you want practice presenting before you go to a conference? This class focuses on how to communicate at a conference--both while presenting and with other people when not presenting. This course will provide instruction about logical writing skills and how to communicate effectively at conferences. In this course, students will learn how to present and network in a style suitable for academic conferences. |
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| 授業の構成 | | 1 Introduction
2 Information Overload
3 Writing a Thesis Statement
4 Writing an Abstract and Outline
5 Notes-Style Writing, Visual Symbols, and Annotation
6 Readings from a Script vs. Reading from a Paper
7 Practice Maintaining Eye Contact while Using a Script [viewing of video examples]
8 Compacting Sentences into Notes
9 Presentations Using A Script and Handouts
10 Presentations Using A Script and Handouts
11 How to communicate at a conference: networking and small-talk 12 How to communicate at a conference: answering questions
13 How to communicate at a conference: useful phrases for communicating data
14 Final Presentations
15 Final Presentations
[This schedule and its contents are subject to change] |
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| 履修条件・関連する科目 | | | This class is open to fourth year undergraduate students who have an academic project to present and can communicate at an academic level in spoken and written English. You may be from any academic discipline. |
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| 成績評価の方法と基準 | | | Class participation 20%; Assignment # 1 (Presentation using a Script and Handouts) 40%; Assignment #2 (Final Presentation) 40%. |
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| 教科書・テキスト | | | All reading materials are prepared by the teacher and given to students in the class or by e-mail. |
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| 参考書 | | | Students should bring English dictionaries to all classes. |
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| 担当教員からのメッセージ | | Office: 国際言語文化研究棟 407 号
E-mail: toohey@ilas.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Also, be prepared to accept constructive criticism of your presentations; this is very important for being prepared to attend conferences and publishing. It is important that you give honest, constructive feedback to other students, even if they are from another academic disciplines that you are not familiar with. |
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