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Week 6

English for E&EBPresentation techniques

Academic writing

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Objectives of this lessonFor me: Getting to know you

Finding out how good you are at English

For you:

Knowing what is required of you

Understanding how to write an academic paper

Working on your presentation techniques

Expanding you (academic) vocabulary

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Who are you?Spell first and last name

- Favourite place in the world

- Funniest hobby / possession /

experience

- Person I admire

English is to me

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How to reach Annemarieke?

Annemarieke de Wind

a.de.wind@rug.nl

annemarieke@emailme.nu

Facebook:

English with Annemarieke

mailto:a.de.wind@rug.nlmailto:annemarieke@emailme.numailto:annemarieke@emailme.numailto:annemarieke@emailme.numailto:annemarieke@emailme.numailto:a.de.wind@rug.nlmailto:a.de.wind@rug.nlmailto:a.de.wind@rug.nl

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Objectives of this course

Improve active use of:

Academic vocabulary

Writing skills Oral skills

Presentation skills

Collaboration skillsfor professional use in an international company

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competences: to be developed:

Formulate clearly and construct argumentation

Distinguish between formal and informal English

Cooperate with other students

Give clear descriptions and express viewpoints

Deliver a professional academic presentation Provide and process constructive feedback

Work with dictionaries and online resources

Work independently in an electrnic learning environment

Use self-reflection Present opinions, research findings and defend points of view

Further develop language skills autonomously

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Sources Writing Economics by R.

Neugeboren and M. Jacobson

Additional materials

provided on Nestor

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Assignments

individual essay: pass/fail

group research paper: 20%;

final individual essay writing exam: 30% formal group presentation based on the

theme of your 2500-word research

paper. 12 - 15 minutes, followed by a

question and answer session: 50%

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How to pass this course?

80% attendance

no absence during a scheduled

presentation

hand in all assignments on time

sufficient grades

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Exam datesWeek 13

Individual essay (650 - 850 words):

Week 22

Final PresentationWeek 23

Group Research Paper (2500 words)

Individual writing examWeek 26

Resits

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Common European Framework

You have to be at level B2.2B1 treshold / intermediate

Daily communication. Understand and explain: experiences, situations, procedures.

Communication should be rather fluent, without mistakes that hinder

communication

B2 vantage / upper intermediate

Professional communication Understand and explain: ideas, problems, details,

viewpoints, advantages and disadvantages Communication should be fluent, without

too much searching for words.

C1 advancedIn-depth communication. Understand and explain: wide range of complex issues and

Lengthy and detailed information. Commication should be spontaneous and flexible.

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Hand-outs language levels

Have a look at the self-

assessment grid.What level do you think

you have?

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GradesLanguage level Grades

C2 10

C1 / C2 9C1 8

B2/C1 7

B2.2 6

B2.1 / B2.2 5

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Speaking presentation styles and techniques

how to make a good presentation

AWL (academic word list) introduction

pronunciation practice

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Barack Obama

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zncqb

n3zMo

Write down things you notice:- Use of language

- Use of body language

- Contact with audience- Intonation and pauses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zncqb-n3zMohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zncqb-n3zMohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zncqb-n3zMohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zncqb-n3zMohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zncqb-n3zMo

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Mark Rutte in English

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZqzFs13eoM

Write down things you notice:

- Use of language

- Use of body language- Contact with audience

- Intonation and pauses

Listen to how he speaks English? Can you hear he is

Dutch? And if so, how? Write down words/sounds

that seem to be pronounced with a Dutch accent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZqzFs13eoMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZqzFs13eoM

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Yang Lan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-

sxBTNF2U8

Write down things you notice:

- Use of language

- Use of body language

- Contact with audience- Intonation and pauses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-sxBTNF2U8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-sxBTNF2U8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-sxBTNF2U8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-sxBTNF2U8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-sxBTNF2U8

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Margaret Thatcher

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjaLtxyQFQ

Write down things you notice:

- Use of language- Use of body language

- Contact with audience

- Intonation and pauses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjaLtxyQFQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjaLtxyQFQ

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What is your style?

- Intense and passionate

- Charming and relaxed

- Down-to-earth and business-like- Humourous and surprising

Verbal: intonation, choice of vocabulary, tempo

Non-verbal: body language, eye contact, appearance

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How to start1 WhoName and university

2 What

I study. My specialty is . I work as a

3 Value

I can I know all about I have done

extended research on My thesis deals with

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Presentation steps Planning

Objectives

Audience

Content

Approach

Organisation

Visual aids

Rehearsal

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Hand-outs Some hints for a succesful presentation

Presentation assessment form

Exercises:- Making a presentation

- Text: My biggest mistake

- Vocabulary: presentation excerpts

- Language practice

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Presentations next week

Treasure Trove of Presenting Articles

Form groups for next weeks presentation(fill in form)

2-3 minutes

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Writing- Essay structure

- Academic vocabulary

- How to start a senctence

- Verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs

- Formal vs informal/neutral words

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Individual essay a 650 - 850 word individual argumentative essay

peer-editing group of 3 (different groups than your group essay) group members A, B & C, will receive peer feedback from each other.

rewrite your individual essay and hand it in

Week 11: discussinng issues / question group members A and B withAnnemarieke

Week 12: discussinng issues / question group members C and D with

Annemarieke

Week 13: deadline final individual essays

Suggestion: deadline essay ready for peer-editing: week 8

deadline peer assessment: week 10

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Group research paper

groups of 3

2500-word research paper (same paper you will

be writing for your Research Paper course)Week 6

Decide on topic

Week 7Create research question/ statement & outline

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Essay structure

thesis

title

introduction

body

subtopics, supporting arguments, details

conclusion

Summarize and emphasize

importance of main points

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Essay structureIntroduction

Begin by describing the subject, end either by: briefly stating the point ofviewyou are going to defend. As I see it ....

stating what you are going to do in the rest of the essay.

A further exlanation on .will be given...

Stating the question you are going to answer. This raises the question of...

Body

Describing examples Another area in which .. can be shown is Discussing different points of view.

On the other hand, it is often argued that...

Describing causes and making suggestions

As regards the steps that need to be taken to remedy this situation...

Giving reasons for your point of view Another reason for ...

Conclusion

restate your subject, but in different words than before

a final statement that gives the reader signals that the essay has come to an end

In conclusion, in a nutshell, in short

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Starting a sentence

Giving a reason

Due toSince / as

Contrasting ideas

DespiteAlthough/

even though

Adding information

Apart fromIn addition to

Besides

Furthermore

Moreover

Giving a result

Therefore

As a result

Consequently

Conclusion

In short

In a nutshell

In conclusion

d d

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Academic Word List

list consisting of 570 word families

the list does not include words that

are in the most frequent 2000 words ofEnglish

Sublist Families of the Academic Word List

http://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/acadmiw

ordlist/sublists

http://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/acadmiwordlist/sublistshttp://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/acadmiwordlist/sublistshttp://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/acadmiwordlist/sublistshttp://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/acadmiwordlist/sublists

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Verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs

Verb: tell of something being done (action word)

to read, to write, to study

Noun: the name of anything (person, place, thing)

university, book, student

Adjective: the kind of noun

great, beautiful, white

Adverb: how things are done (describes a verb)

slowly, quickly, well

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Formal vs informalinformal neutral formal

Booze Drink Alcoholic bevarages

Kids Children Offspring

Place House Residence

Go pear-shaped Go wrong Error / go amiss

Other half Wife/husband spouse

Chat Talk Converse

Rich Wealthy Privileged / developed

Get Receive Obtain

Check Verify

Try Attempt

Ask Enquire

Buy Purchase

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Quiz week 6Question 1 spelling

Spell the word...............................

without any spelling mistakes (accommodation)

Question 2 British vs American

Gas station is an American word. What is the British variation?

Question 3 General knowledgeThere are nine capital cities starting with the letter B in Europe. Name as many as

you can.

Question 4 Economy

................. posted a 41% rise in quarterly revenue, which included a big jump insales from mobile advertising. a. Google b. Facebook c. Twitter d. Microsoft

Question 5 Picture

What is this?

http://www.google.nl/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=rzPhFpAHTAWTJM&tbnid=3H7CmLfcFv--xM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.campshare.org/campshare-post-donate/stapler&ei=CSQMUe9FwaDRBe_AgEA&bvm=bv.41867550,d.d2k&psig=AFQjCNEV5-nh0Efu3LIYHHIARfcXuLDcSQ&ust=1359836529420603

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http://www.google.nl/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=rzPhFpAHTAWTJM&tbnid=3H7CmLfcFv--xM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.campshare.org/campshare-post-donate/stapler&ei=CSQMUe9FwaDRBe_AgEA&bvm=bv.41867550,d.d2k&psig=AFQjCNEV5-nh0Efu3LIYHHIARfcXuLDcSQ&ust=1359836529420603

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Any questions?

Aything suggestions for next week?

Any comments?

You can of course always email me

about anything!

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Homework for next week study lists 1 & 2 Academic Word List (AWL)

http://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/acadmiwordlist/sublists

prepare a 2-3 minute presentation on one of thearticles on Nestor/ presenting skills/ treasuretrove of articles. Focus on integrating newly-learned vocabulary, techniques and remember to

try to apply the subject of your talk to your ownpresentation!

hand-out language practice

http://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/acadmiwordlist/sublistshttp://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/acadmiwordlist/sublistshttp://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/acadmiwordlist/sublistshttp://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/acadmiwordlist/sublists

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Research Paper Course

Students who do not participate in the

Research paper course can join a

group and only write the paper and do

the presentation for the English

course.