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21G.233

Advanced Speaking and Critical Listening Skills (ELS)

Undergraduate · Historical course

Spring 2007

Topics

  • Job interviews: Guest
  • Pronunciation workshop 2
  • Interviews: Language for success
  • Mock interviews
  • Pronunciation workshop 3
  • Working in groups 1
  • Impromptu group debate
  • Working in groups 2: Washington Week
  • Interactive teaching
  • Guest speaker: Tips from MIT TA
  • Pronunciation workshop 4
  • Presenting research 1
  • In-class assignment: Introducing speakers
  • Presenting research 2
  • Pronunciation workshop 5
  • Research presentation 3
  • Explaining visual aids
  • Research storyboards: Strategy for preparing presentations
  • Research presentations A, B, and C
  • Student-led course wrap-up

Readings

  • Alley, Michael. The Craft of Scientific Presentations: Critical Steps to Succeed and Critical Errors to Avoid . New York, NY: Springer, 2007. ISBN: 9780387955551.
    Required
  • Meyers, Colleen, and Sheryl Holt. Pronunciation for Success . Aspen Productions.
    Required
  • Mattuck, Arthur. The Torch or the Firehose: A Guide for Section Teaching . ↗
    Required
  • Engleberg, Isa, and Ann Raimes. Pocket Keys for Speakers . Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 2004. ISBN: 9780618230464.
    Recommended
  • Munter, Mary. Guide to Managerial Communication: Effective Business Writing and Speaking . 5th ed. Upper Saddle, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000. ISBN: 9780130133816.
    Recommended
  • Porter, Patricia A., and Margaret Grant. Communicating Effectively in English: Oral Communication for Non-Native Speakers . 2nd ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1992. ISBN: 9780534172688.
    Recommended
  • Smith, Jan, Colleen M. Meyers, and Amy J. Burkhalter. Communicate: Strategies for International Teaching Assistants . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Regents/Prentice Hall, 1992. ISBN: 9780131377202.
    Recommended
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