PF_MOOC_Academic presentation shared

Academic English

4.5 Lesson 5 - 29th January

- You will be able to share with your classmates the course you are doing for your MOOC project work this term

- You will be able to explain some features of academic presentations

- You should be able to identify a topic for your presentation

- Please do not forget to do your weekly graded homework 4.10.

Learning Outcomes

MOOC work & Presentation Skills

Study Smart MOOC page

https://studysmart.bellerbys.com/course/view.php?id=7060

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MOOC

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Start studying / taking notes form course

Which course will you work on?

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Future Learn link

Project outline

Deadline: week 6

Final Project

Deadline: week 12

StudySmart submission

StudySmart submission

Presentation Skills

https://studysmart.bellerbys.com/course/view.php?id=7058&section=16

2. Do academic presentation topics have to be general or focused?

3. Are there special phrases I should use when delivering my presentation?

1. What is an academic presentation?

Prep work

5. Can I copy information from the internet and put on my presentation?

4. Which digital tool should I use for my presentation?

6. How can I make my presentation interesting for my audience?

Let's have a look at some main features of academic presentations and how to come up with a title for your presentation.

This term you have to deliver 2 academic presentations. Each presentation will be about 10 minutes long. Presentations are assessed.

Academic Presentation Guide

Week 6 & Week 11

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Preparation Academic Presentation Guide

What is an academic presentation?

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https://www.academic-englishuk.com/presentations

An academic presentation is a presentation that has an academic purpose, for an academic audience.

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https://www.eapfoundation.com/speaking/presentations/

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It is a common piece of work in your Academic English course.

All the info here was adapted from https://www.eapfoundation.com/speaking/presentations/https://www.academic-englishuk.com/presentations

Preparation Academic Presentation Guide

A good academic Presentation

Present information visually– this adds interest to your talk and makes it easier to follow.

Think about the aim of your presentation and what you want to achieve/ what you want your audience to know.

Present information visually– this adds interest to your talk and makes it easier to follow.

Choose a topic that interests you – involvement and motivation are key to confidence.

Practise giving your presentation until you are familiar with the key points; this way you may discover any potential problems and check the timing. Besides, practice will also make you feel more confident.

Give your presentation a clear and logical organization so that everyone can follow.

Preparation Academic Presentation Guide

Which topic?

Need some ideas?some themes below:

Check some topics here:

• Education
• Medicine & Health
• Poverty
• Economy
• The environment
• Energy
• Art & Design
• Architecture
• Globalization
• Sports and competition
• The internet and technology
• Weather and climate

https://www.totalassignmenthelp.com/blog/academic-presentation-topics-and-ideas/

Make sure you choose a topic that interests you?

Preparation Academic Presentation Guide

How to choose a title?

A. The environmental impact of toursim in Thailand.

You need to establish a focus for your topic. To do this, you need to ask yourself some questions to get specific ideas about the topic.

or

B. The impact of Covid-19 on the tourism industry.

For example, if you decide to talk about 'Tourism', your title cannot be 'Tourism' as this is too broad.

So you could ask yourself:* Why is tourism important? * Who is affected by tourism? * How is tourism affecting the environment? This should help you come up with a focused topic like A & B above.

You need a more focused topic. For example:

Preparation Academic Presentation Guide

Developing your topic

3. Ask yourself some questions about the topic.

1. Choose a theme

4. Exchange ideas with your buddy or your teacher if you need help.

2. Think about what you would like your audience to know about the topic?

Preparation Academic Presentation Guide

Slides

4. Content slides

1.Title slide

5. Summary/ conclusion slides

2. Purpose

6. Reference slide

3.Structure slide

7. Q & A slide

Your classmates and your teacher will ask you questions in a live lesson or through the forum

Preparation Academic Presentation Guide

Plagiarism quiz - click here

Good luck

https://wordwall.net/play/9978/053/261

No plagiarism!

Do your research and have fun!

Reflection time

Presentation

Mooc Project

- I am able to explain the main features of an academic presentation

- I decided which topic I am going to study for the MOOC project and shared with my classmates and teacher

- I have identified a topic for my academic presentation

- I have started taking notes for my MOOC project

- I am not sure i understand what I have to do for my academic presentation in week 6

- I have not started thinking about the MOOC project yet

- I didn't know I had to do a presentation for academic English

- I have no idea what you are talking about