IDENTIFYING DATA

2021_22

Subject (*)

ADVANCED SPEAKING WORKSHOP

Code

12274118

Study programme

Bachelor's Degree in English Studies (2009)

Cycle

1st

Descriptors

Credits

Type

Year

Period

Compulsory

Fourth

Language

Anglès

Department

English and German Studies

Coordinator

RUEDA RAMOS, MARIA DEL CARMEN

E-mail

carmen.rueda@urv.cat
lidia.gallego@urv.cat

Lecturers

RUEDA RAMOS, MARIA DEL CARMEN

GALLEGO BALSÀ, LÍDIA

Web

General description and relevant information

<div> This subject will be taught face-to-face as far as is possible within the instructions of the health authorities. At the start of the academic year, the calendar containing all teaching activities (with timetables and classrooms) will be available in the subject's Moodle area. </div><p> The main goal of this course is to provide students with intensive oral practice on a variety of formats and purposes. This course will also give students the skills they need to give successful oral presentations in an academic context. In seminar, students will learn how to speak and deliver presentations in front of an audience, how to structure and rehearse their presentations, how to speak from notes and use their voice effectively, how to use body language and maintain eye contact, how to create and use visual aids for Powerpoint and Prezzi presentations, and how to deal with nerves and overcome problems when speaking in English to an audience. The course requires all students to prepare team presentations on topics of their choice, as well as individual presentations on academic topics. </p>

Competences

Type A	Code	Competences Specific
	A5	Dominar la llengua anglesa des d’un punt de vista teòric i pràctic i expressar-s’hi oralment i per escrit de manera fluida i precisa.
Type B	Code	Competences Transversal
	CT5	Communicate information clearly and precisely to a variety of audiences.
Type C	Code	Competences Nuclear

Learning outcomes

Type A	Code	Learning outcomes
	A5	Desenvolupa la capacitat d’expressió oral i/o escrita per a satisfer les necessitats d’ús de la llengua anglesa a un nivell superior. Desenvolupa la capacitat d’expressió oral i/o escrita per a satisfer les necessitats que vagin més enllà de l’ús purament instrumental de la llengua anglesa a un nivell superior. Elabora un discurs oral i/o escrit concís i coherent a fi de comunicar els resultats del treball realitzat a un nivell superior. Domina las tècniques i les estratègies pròpies del discurs oral i/o escrit. Obté consciència dels errors més comuns que es produeixen en el procés de transferència entre l’anglès i l’espanyol/català, a fi d’identificar-los i corregir-los.
Type B	Code	Learning outcomes
	CT5	Produce quality texts that have no grammatical or spelling errors, are properly structured and make appropriate and consistent use of formal and bibliographic conventions. Draw up texts that are structured, clear, cohesive, rich and of the appropriate length. Draw up texts that are appropriate to the communicative situation, consistent and persuasive. Use the techniques of non-verbal communication and the expressive resources of the voice to make a good oral presentation. Construct a discourse that is structured, clear, cohesive, rich and of the appropriate length. Produce a discourse that is appropriate to the communicative situation, consistent and persuasive, and interact effectively with the audience.
Type C	Code	Learning outcomes

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
1. Talking in public	-Organization -Delivery -Answering questions
2. Types of presentations	-Reporting an event -Making an announcement -Influencing the audience -Making a speech
3. Selecting your materials	-Purpose of the talk -Timing -Audience
4. Organization and structure of a presentation	-Introduction -Development -Conclusions -From written document to oral delivery
5. Pronunciation	-Rhythm -Intonation -Fluency vs. accuracy -Hesitation
6. Grammar	-Syntax of spoken language
7. Vocabulary	-Connectors -Synonyms -Specialized vocabulary
8. Pragmatics	-Register -Context -Body language -Cultural aspects
9. Visual aids	-Electronic presentations -Timing
10. Delivery	-Target audience -Content

Planning

Methodologies :: Tests

Competences

(*) Class hours

Hours outside the classroom

(**) Total hours

Introductory activities

CT5

Seminars

CT5

Personal attention

Practical tests

CT5

Practical tests

CT5

(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies

Methodologies

	Description
Introductory activities	Basic explanations about course content and dynamics
Seminars	Students will be exposed to an array of techniques to improve their oral proficiency and communication skills.
Personal attention	One-on-one interaction with students,

Personalized attention

Description

In the 2021-22 academic year, students will be able to consult their teachers both via videoconference and email if they have any questions or queries on subject-related issues.

During the 2021-22 academic year, students will be given individual and/or group tutorials during which they can resolve any questions that may have about the subject. Tutorials may be face-to-face or online. At the start of the academic year, students will be informed about how these personalised tutorials will take place (timetables, whether they will be face-to-face, by email, Moodle, etc.)

Assessment

Methodologies

Competences

Description

Weight

Practical tests

CT5

1 speech
1 read-aloud exercise

10% + 10%

Practical tests

CT5

2 individual presentations
2 pair/group presentations

20% + 20%
20% + 20%

Others

Other comments and second exam session

If any health emergency arises and it is necessary to reduce face-to-face sessions, assessment will be adapted in order to comply with the directives issued by the competent bodies. Any modification will be announced via the news forum on the Moodle online campus.

Given the nature of this course and its emphasis on oral practice, students are expected to attend lectures and participate actively in class activities.

2ª CALL:

The guidelines for the second call are as follows:

You need to successfully complete all the assignments specified below. Failure to complete any of them will result in you failing the whole subject. MIND ALL THE DEADLINES.

1. You have to prepare 1 PRESENTATION: (60% of the final grade)
· It should be original (not recycled) and based on an academic topic related to the field of English Studies. In January, and two weeks before the examination at least, you should discuss the possible topic of your presentation with the course instructors.

· Your presentation should last between 15-18 minutes at least. You may use powerpoint or Prezi. Your powerpoint document should be submitted by the end of January.

2. AN ORAL COMMUNICATION EXERCISE on a given situation (20 % of the final grade)

3. AN EXERCISE in which students have to find the mistakes in an Oral presentation (20% of the final grade)

Sources of information

Basic	Graham Burton, Presenting: Deliver Presentations with Confidence, Collins EAP, 2013 Mark Powell, Presenting in English, Thomson Heinle, 2002
	Materials will be made available through the photocopy facility or through Moodle.
Complementary	Marion Grussendorf, English for Presentations, Oxford Univ. Press, 2007 J. K. Alberts, T. Nakayama, J. Martin, Human Communication in Society, Allyn and Bacon, 2010

Recommendations


Other comments
As this course is 100 % practical, students are encouraged to attend classes regularly and make the most of the possibilities to practice oral communication that the course offers.

(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.