1、Academic PresentationGgaaogao2013-9學術交流（學術交流（4）Academic PresentationGao Guizhen General information Weeks: 3-10 (Monday, Tuesday) Instructor: 高桂珍 Email: Office: Room 310 /213 School of Foreign languages Classroom 518國際會議記錄國際會議記錄1. Study of the Discourse Features of China English in Academic Writings

2、， 4th International Conference on the Linguistics of Contemporary English, International Advisory Board，University of Osnabrck，Germany, July, 20112. The Localized Features of China English in EAP Writings from Sentence Perspectives，Australian Council of TESOL Associations International TESOL Confere

3、nce， Cairns, Australia,July, 2012 3. Effects of Content and Language Integrated Learning on Chinese EAP Learners，6th International Conference on Languages & Linguistics ，Athens, Greece July, 20134. Development of Language Awareness in Teacher Training of Bilingual Education, 12th International Confe

4、rence Association for Language Awareness, Hamar, Norway July, 2014Introduction to the Course (definition,objectives, assignments, evaluation system, requirements, schedule, and reference books)2. Group Division (group/pair division/Name list)3. Getting to know each other Self-Introduction4. Watching

5、 DVD presented by Portsmouth University Course Introduction This course is intended for doctoral students who wish to improve their oral proficiency in English for the purpose of making academic presentations at an international audience .Questions to be considered What is academic presentation? How

6、 to become more confident and fluent presenters in English? How to develop your skills to make your academic presentation? What problems do you anticipate when you make English presentations? What is the structure of a presentation/a speech ?1. Definition of Academic Presentation 2.Objectives3. Assi

7、gnments4. Evaluation system5. Requirements6. Schedule7. Reference books1. Definition of Academic Presentation Academic presentation is a structured, prepared and speechbased means of communicating information, ideas, or arguments to an audience. 2) It is a formal talk to one or more persons that “pr

8、esents” ideas or information in a clear, structured way. All presentations have a common objective: they are given in order to inform, train, persuade or sell. The key factors of any successful presentation are:the audience;the contents of the presentation itself;and the presenter.2. Objectives:to c

9、ommunicate effectively in English in the academic contextto develop your academic presentation skills through presenting, discussions, interactive tasks, and feedbackto concentrate primarily on English pronunciation, speed, suitable linking words and any grammatical problems to pay attention to the

10、structure of a presentation/a speech and to non-verbal aspects such as body language and the use of tools.to help you gain more confidence and effectiveness by presenting your English in the academic context 3. AssignmentsAssignments TasksAssignment 1Oral Presentation, Group work (40%)模擬國際會議發言模擬國際會議

11、發言 （shared work/joint presentation) Assignment 2Oral Presentation, Independent job(40%) 個人演講個人演講 (自選題）自選題）Assignment 3Written Presentation(20%)國際會議發言稿國際會議發言稿 (可根據自己的專可根據自己的專業業,個人撰寫）個人撰寫）Assignment 1 (40%) Group work （5 members) : work cooperatively to prepare a conference presentation speech on Inno

12、vation of Technology in the International Conference on Innovation of Technology (世界技術創新大會）世界技術創新大會） 模擬國際會議發言模擬國際會議發言. The speech consists of 5 parts: Part One: Introduction and background: 3m Part Two: Literature review: 2 m Part Three: Methodology: 3 m Part Four: Findings and discussion: 7 m Part

13、Five: Summary (conclusions/implications/predictions): 3m Questions and discussion: 2mThink up a good Topic（example） Imagine that your research team have just completed a research project to design a product ( e.g. a respirator/mask) which can protect people from pollution, poison, or just from thick

14、 haze . Perhaps your team provided a computer simulation of its use, or collected some data by questionnaire and some other quantitative methods. Perhaps your team were involved in the aerodynamics(空氣動力學), or constructed a model by using a new material for the cover or any other aspect of the projec

15、t. Work cooperatively and write a research paper for your group presentation, to be reported in the International Conference on Innovation of Technology (世界技術創新世界技術創新大會）大會） The title of your presentation: A Mask for Protecting People from Pollution. Follow the requirements as closely as possible; ma

16、ke sure your presentation contains the five main components and try out some formal usage of words and expressions. Assignment 2 (40%) Independent Job (3-5minute presentation) A PPT is preferred with gist only. Choose a topic of your interest Imitate TED SpeechKinds:Informative（信息類）Persuasive ( 勸說類）

17、Means:Narrative(敘述),Argumentative(議論),Expositive(說明), Lyrical (抒情）Topic Area for Your Presentation You can narrow the topic area into specific one (one topic for only twice)1. Man and Nature2. Economy and Management3. Science and Technology4. Biology and Our Life5. Language and Culture6. Archetectur

18、e and Art7. Society and Education8.Applying Biotechnology Note: Avoid professional knowledge For example, Biology and our Life can be narrowed down to the following aspects: Chinas biotechnological innovations in agriculture. Biotechnological advances in developed countries. 3. Biotechnology has cha

19、nged our life.4. Biotechnological advances in medicine.5. Food Safety.6. Does biotechnological advances in agriculture bring more benefits or more problems? Each topic should be of 2-4 parts( Each takes one or two parts), Food Safety, for example, can be divided into the following:1. Peoples or my a

20、ttitudes towards food safety 2. Research on food safety issues or the most serious events of food contamination in recent years3. Some feasible approaches to ensure food security in our daily life or preventions4. Conclusion: future trends of food industry Questions help to organize your idea/topic

21、Issues of Food Safety What is the role of technology in the prevention of food contamination? What can consumers do to prevent food contamination? What can government do to guarantee food safety? What should come first in preventing food contamination in China?Assignment 3 (20%) Written work: Week 1

22、1: Imagine that you have been invited to make a oral presentation/session presentation at an international conference on the topic related to your subject. You are required to hand in your conference/session presentation speech (printed). It is important for your future developmentAssignmentsIllustr

23、ationAssignment 1Oral Presentation, , Group Work(40%) Assignment 2Oral Presentation, Independent job (40%)Assignment 3Written Presentation（conference speech) (20%)424Practice and Learn from Other Peoples Presentationsare going to react positively and give you encouragement. If they havent seen yourp

24、resentation before, you may be unsure of their response and this may make youlose confidence.4.8 Analyzeother people sslidesThere are several sites on the Web where you can share slides (for example:, ). These sites are useful forseeing howother researchersin similar fields to yours create their sli

25、des. By answering the questions below in theassessment sheet, you should be able to discover what type of slides work best, andthen try to integrate these types of slides into your own presentations.Presentation Slides Assessment Sheet1.How interesting is the title? Does it appeal to a narrow or bro

26、adaudience?2.How much information is contained in the title slide? Is the title andname of presenter given the most prominence?3.Is there a variety of slide typestext, photos, diagrams? Or is it simplya series of slides with bullets?4.Within a single slide is the text clear and short? Or is the slid

27、e crowded?5.Is the font clear? Are there too many fonts and sizes?6.Do some slides seem to be cut and pastes from text articles?7.Are the illustrations and photos clear?8.Are statistics used? How do they help?9.When looking at the slides, did you have the feeling of following a storyor did they seem

28、 unconnected?10.Are there any conclusions? Are the conclusions clear?11.What does the final slide show/say? How effective/original is it?4.9 WatchpresentationsontheInternetThere are thousands of scientific presentations available to watch on the Internet -some filmed and delivered by professionals a

29、nd others by amateurs. One of themost professional sites is TED.com. In its own words it offersRiveting talks byrem arkablepeople, freetotheworld.“Riveting” means that the presentations are so good that they will gain yourattention and you will want to keep watching.5. Requirements The speech consis

30、ts of 5 parts: Introduction and background: 3 minutes Literature review: 2 minutes Methodology: 3 minutes Findings and discussion: 7 minutes (2 persons) Summary (conclusions/implications/predictions): 3 minutes Questions and discussion: 2Each group has to raise at least one question (prepared) for t

31、he speaking group (G1-G2； G2-G3； G3-G1; G4-G5; G5-G4) Each student is required to write a short comment on the performance and hand in. Requirements （演講要求）：1 采用規范演講英語句型和表達方式；2 按照英語演講的語篇結構3 避免專業性太強的內容;4 題目附上漢語，專業詞匯用括號標明漢語；5 每位組就報告組的演講內容準備一個問題，進行提問（第一組提問第二組；第二組提問第三組；第三組提問第一組；第四組提問第五組；第五組提問第四組）。WeekTas

32、ks ( Monday, Tuesday )第第3周周1) Course Introduction Group Work : Self-Introduction Watching DVD presented by Portsmouth University4) Watching DVD “What is a good presentation” ? 第第4周周Watching DVD and Group Discussion Lecture 1: How to make a successful presentation Lecture 2: * Conference Presentation

33、第第5周周Lecture 3: * PPT MakingGroup Work: (Conference Presentation, Each member takes one part)( about 20 m for each group) 1-2組組第第6周周Group Work: (Conference Presentation, Each member takes one part)(20 m for each group) 3-5組組第第7周周第第8周周第第9周周Independent job 個人演講個人演講 (3-5 m)13人人Independent job 個人演講個人演講

34、(3-5 m) 12人人Summary/LectureWeekTasks ( Monday, Tuesday )第第3周周1) 1) 課程介紹課程介紹 小組活動小組活動: : 自我介紹自我介紹 視頻：樸茨茅斯大學老師演講視頻：樸茨茅斯大學老師演講4） 視頻：怎樣做好學術演講視頻：怎樣做好學術演講5） 視頻：小組演講示范視頻：小組演講示范第第4周周視頻：樸茨茅斯大學老師演講、小組討論視頻：樸茨茅斯大學老師演講、小組討論第一講第一講 1: 如何做成功演講如何做成功演講 第二講第二講 2: 國際會議演講國際會議演講第第5周周第第6周周第三講第三講 3: 演講幻燈片制作；演講幻燈片制作；小組演講小組演

35、講: : 國際會議發言國際會議發言 （每人負責（每人負責演講其中一部分演講其中一部分)()(每組約每組約2020分鐘分鐘)1-2)1-2組組小組演講小組演講: : 國際會議發言國際會議發言3-53-5組組第第7周周第第8周周個人演講個人演講: : ( (模擬網上英語演講內容，根據自己的興趣選題模擬網上英語演講內容，根據自己的興趣選題) )(3-5(3-5分鐘分鐘) )第第9周周英語發音與音調英語發音與音調, ,評估總結評估總結提交書面作業，國際會議發言稿提交書面作業，國際會議發言稿 （打印）（打印） 王慧莉 高桂珍 劉文宇， 國際學術會議英語, 中國人民大學出版社，2015 王慧莉 劉文宇 高

36、桂珍主編國際學術交流英語大連理工大學出版社 2005 Adrian Wallwork, English for Presentations at International Conferences, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010.27 語言是思想，多掌握一種語言，你就多了一塊想象的空間，你語言是思想，多掌握一種語言，你就多了一塊想象的空間，你的生活就多了一層絢麗的色彩。的生活就多了一層絢麗的色彩。 語言溝通著你和未來，多一種語言，你就多一份未來。語言溝通著你和未來，多一種語言，你就多一份未來。 語境決定意義，掌握不同的語言讓你在紛繁復雜的世

37、界面前分語境決定意義，掌握不同的語言讓你在紛繁復雜的世界面前分辨真偽，把握本質，感受萬千世界之奧妙。辨真偽，把握本質，感受萬千世界之奧妙。 語言給出答案，也激發疑問，多一種語言就多一份答案，多一語言給出答案，也激發疑問，多一種語言就多一份答案，多一種疑問，在學問之間，你人生就多一些豐富，生活就多一層意種疑問，在學問之間，你人生就多一些豐富，生活就多一層意義。義。 大學給你打開了探究知識和真理的大門，語言則是開門的鑰匙大學給你打開了探究知識和真理的大門，語言則是開門的鑰匙 知識是快樂的，掌握外語是快樂的。知識是快樂的，掌握外語是快樂的。 English is the language for s

38、olving world problems.28Group/Pair DivisionName list 最好按專業分組（每組5人）(共5組），便于課上課下討論準備國際會議發言內容。各組要選出組長；分好后請不要變動。 組長請提交分組名單。 Getting to know each otherYour self-introduction should cover the following aspects:Name/family2. Education background4. Work experience5. Hobbies My name is Liming. I was born on

39、May 18, 1979, in Jinan, the capital city of Shandong Province in eastern China. A After completing the 12 years formal education, I was admitted to DUT and chose as my major. Two years ago, I earned / obtained/ I was awarded a Masters degree in Civil Engineering in my university.Four years later, I

40、succeeded in attending Graduate school of DUT , majoring in Water Resources. Now Im accepted as a doctoral candidate to further my studies .Now Im accepted as a student of master-doctor continuous study program/ra continuous academic project that involves postgraduate and doctoral study/ combined MA-PHD program . Key Words academic purpose audience academic presentation oral presentation structure of a presentation elements signposting give directions make oneself clearKey Words conclusio