Core Eng IV Pro-B 71240031

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This course will review the language, presentation, and design concepts introduced in Quarter 1 and Quarter 2. The course will strongly emphasize individual student development of their language and presentation skills. It will promote critical thinking and discussion of a variety of design concepts and techniques including persuasion techniques and language.. Students will have greater in-class opportunities to practice and refine their English skills than in Q1 and Q2. The final examination will allow students the opportunity to present a work of their own. This course is required for all first year students.

To promote critical thinking and discussion of presentation design and techniques.To introduce students to persuasion techniques and language used in presentations.To provide students greater in-class opportunities to develop their individual English presentation skills.To provide students with the opportunity to present a work of their own.

• Review: Review of PowerPoint presentations. Explanation of mid-term assignment. Organizing Groups and generating ideas for content.

• Form and Theory 1: Analysis and Discussion of PowerPoint presentations. Principles of persuasion.

• Language Learning 1: Using persuasive language.

• Language Learning 2: Using persuasive language.

• Language Practice 1: Developing your presentations.

• Language Practice 2: Developing your presentations.

• Language Practice 3: Refining your presentations.

• Group Presentations (Mid-term Presentation).

• Review: Review of the course. Explanation of final assignment. Generating content ideas.

• Form and Theory 1: Review and adaptation of design principles learned in the course.

• Form and Theory 2: Discussion: Best Approaches to presenting your work. Developing your presentations.

• Language Learning 1: Review of language learned in the course. Developing your presentations.

• Language Practice 1: Developing your presentations.

• Language Practice 2: Refining your presentations.

• Presentations (Final Presentation - day 1).

• Presentations (Final Presentation - day 2).

Students will be required to give a 6 minute PowerPoint presentation on a topic (mid-term) and an 8-minute PowerPoint presentation on a work of their own (final).

Students will be graded on participation (30%) a mid-term presentation (35%), and final presentation (35%).