CRITICAL THINKING AND PRESENTATIONS

概要

These courses prepare students to be able to understand short lectures/texts based on a specific subject and actively present their ideas with originality. Students will be able to participate in lecture processing skills and conduct tasks such as role-plays, discussions, demonstrations or presentations based on rich authentic input on topics. These courses are designed for students to exercise critical thinking skills to learn about subject content and build language and academic skills around the topics. この科目群では,トピックについての短いレクチャー/文章を理解し,学生が独創性を持って考えを活発に伝えることを学ぶ。ロールプレイ,ディスカッション,デモンストレーション,プレゼンテーションなどの活動に積極的に参加することにより,本質的な内容について学び,英語を実践的に活用できるように学習していきます。これらのコースは,学生がクリティカルシンキングスキルを用い,主題の内容について学び,そのトピックに関する言語とアカデミックスキルを構築できるように設計されています。 On this course, you will learn the language and skills and knowledge you need to be able to become skillful in planning and making presentations. You will practice using critical thinking skills, and you will focus on gathering information from reliable sources in order to prepare the data you need for your presentation. You will learn how to organize the information and prepare your visual aids. You will learn how to outline your presentations. You will be encouraged to develop your own style of effective presentations by observing good presenters. このコースではプレゼンテーションの準備や作成ができるようになるために必要な言語・スキル・知識を学びます。プレゼンテーションに必要なデータを準備するために信頼できる情報源から情報を得て,その情報をまとめる方法や視覚補助物(visual aids)を準備する方法を学びます。さらにプレゼンテーションのアウトラインの作成方法も学びます。良いプレゼンテーションの例を見て,自分独自の効果的なプレゼンテーションスタイルを身につけることが求められます。 This course seeks to develop students’ all-round presentation skills by focusing on 1) the structure of effective and engaging presentations, 2) the integration of appropriate visual aids, 3) the deployment of physical skills, including voice and body language, to maintain audience attention, 4) the use of critical thinking skills to assess the validity and relevance of presentation content. There will be three assessed presentations during the course, including group and individual presentations, on familiar topics which will require students to justify opinions supported by critically assessed research. Doing multiple presentations will give students a chance to critically reflect on their own performance, while also using detailed teacher feedback, to build on skills and improve performance.

目標

You will acquire the skills to be able to 1) appropriately structure an engaging presentation 2) use visual aids effectively and appropriately 3) articulate critically researched ideas in a compelling and logical way 4) engage the audience using body language and voice 5) improve presentation fluency

授業外の学習

Based on the content of the syllabus and textbook materials, students will be asked to preview/review the lessons. Homework in connection to the lessons will be given every week. シラバスの内容や教科書資料をもとに,授業の予習・復習をしていただきます。 レッスンに関連した宿題が毎週出されます。 Homework assignments will include 1) lesson review activities (45 minutes) 2) lesson preview activities (45 minutes) 3) preparation for assessments (70 minutes) 4) personal reflection (30 minutes)

所要時間: 190 minutes