Presenting One´s Results in English I

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Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language
17AMBPVA1	Z	3	0+4

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Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Biomedical Technology

Synopsis:

Formal as well as unwritten rules of research result presentation. Personal

presentation on a workshop. Basic rules for publishing.

Requirements:

Active participation in the seminar, two delivered presentations (general and professional).

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introductory info concerning the subject. Aktivities - „Introducing ourselves“

2. Small presentations -description of a technical, physical or other subject, process etc.,

activities - vocabulary development.

3. Elements of presentations, mathematics and presenting math topics,

activities math vocabulary development.

4. Small presentations -contributions presenting mathematical topics.

Advanced learners dictionary use.

5. Visuals - graphical tools and their proper use. Activities - practicing description of objects.

6. Small presentations with visuals incorporated, questioning and responding - ways how to react

to various kinds of questions.

7. Activities - preparing ones presentation,

Nick Higham?s suggestions concerning writing technical report.

8. Big presentations - general theme (1st group)

9. Big presentations - general theme (2nd group)

10. Activities, small presentations - summary of thesis, projects.

11. Big presentations -one?s project or theses theme (1st group)

12. Big presentations -one?s project or theses theme (2nd group)

13. Rector?s day

14. Aktivities, small presentations.

Study Objective:

To give students a possibility to present their own research results (in English). Information about conferences and publishing.

Study materials:

[1] Powell, M.: Presenting in English. LPT, Hove, 1996

[2] Grussendorf: English for Presentations, Nakladatelství Fraus, Plzeň, 2007

[3] Higham N. J.: Handbook of Writing forthe Mathematical Sciences, SIAM, Philadelphia, 1998

[4] Williams E. J.: Presentations in English, MACMILLAN, 2008

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

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