English Presentation for Scientists and Engineers (Ⅰ) National Taiwan University
Course Overview
課程大綱： THIS CLASS IS AN INTRODUCTORY CLASS FOR ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE STUDENTS WHO HAVE NEEDS AND ARE INTERESTED IN DOING PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH. THIS COURSE FOCUSES ON HOW TO DELIVER A DYNAMIC TECHNICAL PRESENTATION EVEN IF ENGLISH IS NOT THE FIRST LANGUAGE. CLASSES ARE ORGANIZED IN A WAY THAT STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PREPARE AND GIVE SHORT PRESENTATIONS OF DIFFERENT TYPES FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSIONS AND LECTURES ON THE SPECIFIC TOPICS. THE CONTENT OF EACH CLASS WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS. 1. INTRODUCTION ORAL PRESENTATION IN THE REALM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2. PREPARATION A. TARGET YOUR TALK (AUDIENCE, PURPOSE, BEGINNINGS, AND ENDINGS) B. GOOD PRESENTATION SLIDES C. VISUAL AIDS D. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE 3. DELIVERY A. TAKE CONTROL OF THE SITUATION B. VOICE AND LANGUAGE (IS ACCENT A PROBLEM?) C. BODY LANGUAGE AND GESTURES D. HANDLING QUESTION-AND-ANSWER 4. LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES WHEN CREATING PRESENTATIONS
Learning Achievement
Competence
Course prerequisites
Grading Philosophy
Course schedule
Course type
Online Course Requirement
Instructor
ANGELA YU-CHEN LIN
