Exercise in Practical Scientific English II
| Numbering Code | G-ENG90 8i046 SE20 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 1 | Course Type | Seminar | |
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| Language | English | Day/Period | Mon.5 | |
| Instructor name |
KOWHAKUL, Wasana (Graduate School of Engineering Senior Lecturer) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | This is a seminar course for master's and doctoral students to learn how to make logical and effective presentations in English, and to gain the ability to present at international conferences actively. In particular, this course aims to provide students with the skills to make effective and easy-to-understand presentations in English so that they can present the content of their research (background, objectives, experiments/analysis, discussion, and conclusions) to an audience that is not from their field of expertise. At the same time, students will learn communication skills to respond well to question and answer sessions in order to gain interest in their research topics. In this lecture, foreign professors will review the students' presentations, ask questions and make comments, as well as provide feedback on the content and style of the presentations, in Japanese as appropriate. | |||
| Course Goals | Students will learn how to make English presentations through three approaches: theory, analysis, and practice. Specifically, students will practice with foreign professors from the three perspectives of "principles of English presentation," "preparation for presentation according to purpose," and "practice of English presentation and poster presentation" in order to obtain English presentation skills. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
The course is constituted of three main parts: Part 1. Introduction to Effective Presentation (2 classes) A lecture is given on how to prepare an effective presentation. Part 2. Oral presentation (10 classes) Each participant will give a presentation in English, and the foreign instructor will focus on the following points Comments and feedback will be provided. In this way, students will acquire persuasive and effective presentation techniques. 1. Clear presentation method? 2. Logical flow and content structure that is easy to understand, even if the content is new to the audience? 3. Useful scientific and technical expressions are used? 4. Use of techniques to attract the attention of the audience? Part 3. Oral and Poster presentations (3 classes) Based on the presentation exercises in Part I & II, each student will give a presentation (oral or poster) in English. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Evaluation: 40% participation (engaging the Q&As) 60% oral and poster presentations |
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| Course Requirements |
1. This course is mainly held in English. Students are expected to actively engage in class discussions. 2. In order to maximize the effectiveness of group work, we may set a minimum number of students and limit the total number of participants. |
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| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Please make preparations for practical use based on the basics of scientific presentation, and improve your skills through group work. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Handout materials will be supplied by the instructor. | ||
| References, etc. | Introduced during class | |||
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