英語口說訓練:演講與簡報

This course aims to enhance students’ academic English speech proficiency and academic presentation skills at the B2 level. Approximately 80% of the course content is academic-related. The course aims to develop students’ ability to deliver well-structured and effective academic presentations on discipline-specific topics. Students will learn how to organize and script informative, persuasive, and demonstration-style presentations, apply appropriate academic language and rhetorical strategies, and use visual aids to enhance clarity and audience engagement. The course provides guided instruction, targeted pronunciation and fluency drills, and structured peer learning activities so that students will improve their delivery, confidence, and critical awareness of effective academic presentation techniques. The course also emphasizes interactional competence in academic settings, such as participating in Q&A sessions. With sufficient oral practices, students will have chances to improve their oral presentation skills, develop their confidence to express themselves, and learn about public speaking analysis. By the end of this course, students will learn to: - deliver coherent, logically organized academic presentations on abstract or discipline-related topics - express ideas fluently and accurately, incorporating academic vocabulary and discourse markers to signal transitions, emphasis, and relationships between ideas - present arguments clearly, state positions effectively, and support viewpoints with textual and visual evidence - integrate and summarize key information from readings, visuals (e.g., graphs, charts), and other academic sources to support presentation content - demonstrate control of voice, pace, intonation, and body language to enhance clarity - participate in academic Q&A sessions by formulating and answering questions with relevance and clarity - provide constructive feedback to peers and reflect critically on their own and others’ presentations

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Resource TED website: https://www.ted.com/

Mid-term exam (English speech on an academic topic) 25% * The grading of the speech will focus on these dimensions: content and structure organization, academic vocabulary usage and grammar, delivery (pronunciation, intonation, volume, body language) Final exam (Group academic English presentation and Q&A) 25% * The grading of the presentation will focus on these dimensions: content and structure organization (research skills, referencing, synthesis of multiple sources), delivery, Q&A interaction, and visual aids. Attendance and participation 25% Assignments: Academic speech outline/summary & Audience analysis report 25% *The grading of assignments will be based on: organization, use of academic vocabulary, citation skills, critical analysis Class Rules 1. If you need to take leave of absence, please remember to follow the school procedure for taking leave of absence and make sure the form is approved. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class. Points will be deducted each time for students who are late to class, leave early, or are absent without giving prior notice. More than 3 leaves of absences will result in a failing attendance grade (except for circumstances otherwise indicated). 2. Policy Regarding the Use of Generative AI As this course focuses on physical speech skills, Generative AI (such as ChatGPT) is generally not intended for use in this class. In this class, using Generative AI to generate the draft of your speech, outline, or presentation is NOT acceptable. Also, writing a Chinese speech and using Google or Generative AI to convert the whole speech into English is not acceptable. You may only use Generative AI for checking grammar on assignments. If you do use generative AI to proofread your assignments for this course, your assignments must include a brief explanation of how you used generative AI to complete your assignments. If you are not sure whether a particular use of generative AI is acceptable, please ask the instructor or check NYCU’s guidelines regarding the use of generative AI. 3. Conducting activities unrelated to the course during class time will affect the participation grades. 4. Please do not cheat on homework and exams. Once found, the assignment will be graded as zero. 5. Please submit your homework on time. 5 points will be deducted for each day until the late assignment is turned in. 6. Please check your email and the E3 course website for updates. 7. Email the instructor for office hours if you have any questions or need help preparing for your speech.

Textbooks German, K. M., Gronbeck, B. E., Ehninger, D., & Monroe, A. H. (2017). Principles of public speaking. Routledge. Wallwork, A. (2016). English for presentations at international conferences. New York: Springer.

地點

ZhiXing Building Office Room 330

時間

By appointment

聯絡方式

yrangelho@nycu.edu.tw