Enthusiasm for Team Presentations with Svetla Tashevska
Svetla Tashevska emphasizes the significance of enthusiasm in team presentations and shares valuable insights on how to engage your team effectively. Discover practical tips to boost enthusiasm and create impactful team presentations that leave a lasting impression on your audience.
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Enthusiasm for Team Presentations? Svetla Tashevska
Aim of this talk O To share experience about an informal action research project O which aimed at the preparation, research and delivery of team oral presentations by first-year students on their Academic Skills in English course O as part of their education in the New Bulgarian University English Studies English Studies major S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 2
Talk Overview O The context: the course, the materials, the students O The presentations on the course: instruction and preparation, presenting, self- assessment and assessment O Feedback from the students S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 3
The context O English Studies English Studies major O Year 1, 1stterm O ENGB 015 Academic Skills in English, Academic Skills in English, which O ... introduces first-year students to the language, requirements and atmosphere of a university environment through real academic life tasks, S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 4
The context (2) O facilitates awareness raising of basic differences between language for general purposes and the language of academic communication and discussion of linguistic topics, O helps students develop skills for using English in an academic context. S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 5
Part of the course aims and objectives: O To gain facility in orientation in a university environment (NBU, more specifically); O To apply basic academic skills to learning (education) through the medium of English; O To understand written and oral texts for academic communication; O To be able to discuss popular language and linguistics topics; O To learn to take part in team work efficiently. S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 6
For the rest of the course aims O ... and more information - http://ecatalog.nbu.bg/ (Go to -> -> -> 1- ) S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 7
Focus - on: O Content; O Language language systems and language skills; O Study skills. => CLILin action (Content and language integrated learning) S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 8
The students A mixed group 16 Ss: O age O life experience O language proficiency (level of general English- 2- 2) O abilities O interests O etc. S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 9
The materials used O Parts of a coursebook for general academic purposes, i.e. major subject non-specific: Access EAP, Foundations Access EAP, Foundations O Parts of a coursebook for specific academic purposes :English for Language and English for Language and Linguistics in Higher Education Studies Linguistics in Higher Education Studies O Internet sources O others S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 10
The presentations O Instruction and learning Instruction and learning - Indirect (subconscious) brief PowerPoint presentations by the lecturer as part of the instruction on the course - Observation with a task (conscious) participation as the audience in a talk by an experiences presenter (a Polish colleague on an Erasmus academic exchange visit to NBU) and discussion of her talk at the next class S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 12
The presentations(2) O Preparation and acquiring experience Preparation and acquiring experience - Learning the language of presentations (signposting language) - 1stattempt a brief unassessed presentation after week 3/4 (of the 15- week term) - In pairs - On the topic A Famous Academic to choose from famous linguists (preferably) - With feedback from the lecturer on the PowerPoint version before the oral presentation - in Moodle S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 13
The presentations(3) O The presentations at the end of the course The presentations at the end of the course - During weeks 13, 14 and 15 - In teams/ pairs - On a topic of their choice from 8 suggested by the lecturer or other course- related topics - assessed S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 15
Variety of topics O The Good Language Learner O Bilingualism O The Future of English O The Work of N. Chomsky O etc. S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 16
The Reasons Why English Became a Global Language You forget about stage fright, when trying to present the reasons convincingly. your partner is right there (out of the frame here) nothing to fear. And S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 19
Stages (for the final presentations) O Exploration of the topic chosen O Preparation of PowerPoint presentation O Feedback through Moodle O Finalisation of the PowerPoint presentation O Oral presentations in class (some -videoed) O Discussion O Self-evaluation,(peer-evaluation) and teacher evaluation S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 20
Video O Only recorded with their agreement O By the students themselves S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 21
Self- and peer assessment O With the help of a questionnaire - about the preparation process - about the presentation delivery O Prepared by the lecturer in advance O and discussed in class with the students (as part of the course kinds of feedback and ways of providing feedback) S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 23
Self- and peer evaluation O Silent self-evaluation/ Silent evaluation by the rest of the students O Whole group evaluation discussion O Questions: - on the preparation process - on the delivery and discussion S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 25
Final feedback from the students A focus group interview to discuss the preparation and presentation process O What helped the team? O What presented difficulties? O What have they learned from this new experience? O Any other reflections? S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 26
Some of what the students shared O During the course a lot more aspects are developed and assessed than a t school, for instance the audience s participation in the discussion was something new for me. (V.D.) O The feedback before the finalisation of the Powerpoint helped me a lot: it was very constructive both in relation to the logic of the content and structure, and to the orientation in the criteria; it boosted my confidence. (J.) S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 27
Some of what the students shared(2) O I overcame my stage fright. The atmosphere and the common goals of all of us helped me relax. O We did not rehearse the whole presentation together but each of us practised her part individually. (Y.) O The specific terminology used in the sources is the same as on the course, so we felt calm (confident). S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 28
Some of what the students shared(3) O Although I found it difficult, I used periphrasing and summarising because otherwise it is impossible to report so much information presented in different ways in different places (sources). O We managed to adapt a scientific publication for our colleagues, i.e. at our level. (K.) O I started becoming aware of my own body language and eye contact with the audience. (R.) S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 29
Some of what the students shared (4) O We learned how to be an audience. This experience taught me how to be a good listener, to show interest. Sometimes the topic is interesting or the presenter is good, but at others it is not so. But you are an educated person, there is etiquette you follow it, it s simple. It is really important that we asked questions and took part with comments in the discussion. (K.) S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 30
The course outcomes O Obvious in the students feedback - O Students reiterated specific course objectives. O They showed awareness of what they had learned and what skills they had acquired. O They shared feelings of grown confidence both in language learning and acquiring academic skills. S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 31
References: O Manning, A. (2008), English for Language and Linguistics in Higher Education Studies and Linguistics in Higher Education Studies, Garnet Education Ltd. O Olwyn, A. (2010), Access EAP, Foundations Access EAP, Foundations, Garnet Education Ltd. O NBU website, www.nbu.bg English for Language S. Tashevska, BETA - 23.06.2013 33
