英语演讲教学大纲(英文版)-蒋莉华

Syllabus for English Public Speaking (PS)

Course Title: English Public Speaking

Course Code:06167014

Type of Course: Elective for MTI Business Interpreting Direction

Credit Hour: 2 credits and 36 hours

Instructor: Jiang Lihua

Students: Postgraduates (Year 2011), MTI Business Interpreting Direction

Exams: Classroom Presentation and Oral Examination

Teaching Method: Lectures, Presentation and Discussion.

Prerequisite Courses: No

Textbooks: Lucas, Stephen E. 2010: The Art of Public Speaking. (10th Ed.), New York: McGraw Hill/Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

References: 1. Davidson, J. 2008: The Complete Guide to Public Speaking, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

2. Templeton, M. 2010: Public Speaking and Presentations Demystified, New York:

McGraw Hill.

I. Course Descriptions:

English Public Speaking is designed to teach students the basis skills needed to prepare and deliver effective speeches within a variety of public settings and during group discussion. Emphasis is placed on research, preparation, delivery, and evaluation of informative, persuasive and special occasion public speaking. Students are trained in selecting and organizing ideas; adapting a message to a particular audience; supporting ideas clearly, vividly, and logically; and delivering an effective message with confidence and enthusiasm.

Classroom lecture and activities are supplemental to the textbook—they may or may not be the same. Students are responsible for reading the textbook and for completing the practice study questions. The regular course meetings will consist of lectures and exercises; solo and group presentations to the class; critical group discussions of presentation topics and ideas. Throughout the course, attention will be focused on providing an atmosphere of positive reinforcement and constructive feedback. Students are encouraged to assist each other with suggestions for improvement. Course credit will be based on class participation (10%), classroom speaking assignments (20%) and a final oral exam (70%).

II. Objectives:

The basic objective of this course is to develop and improve the students’ ability to prepare and deliver public speeches, which includes: audience analysis, information gathering, organizing and outlining, techniques for presenting information (including the use of visual aids), the use of sound reasoning and psychological principles in persuasive speaking, the effective use of voice and body in the delivery of speeches. It is also designed to reduce students’ speech anxiety, become a more analytic and empathetic listener and develop a greater awareness of freedom of speech issues in English.

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to deliver speeches in language appropriate to audience and occasion. They should also be able to plan, prepare and deliver well-organized speeches and participate in group discussions with appropriate audio-visual support.

III. Outline of Content:

Week 3：Course description

Week 4：Listening and Speaking

Week 5：Selecting a topic and purpose

Week 6：Analyzing the audience

Week 7： Gathering materials

Week 8：Supporting your ideas

Week 9：Organizing the body of the speech

Week 10：Beginning and ending the speech

Week 11：Mid-term test

Week 12： Using language

Week 13： Delivery

Week 14： Using visual aids

Week 15： Informative Speech

Week 16： Persuasive Speech, Methods of persuasion

Week 17： Speaking on special occasions

Week 18： Course Summary

Week 19： Final Exam

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