XENX037 E-Learning Module: Presentation Skills Toolkit (2 cr)

Course desciption

This online course provides opportunities to improve English pronunciation for practical purposes, such as, giving a presentation or taking part in discussions. Through independent work, students will identify their individual needs and practise those areas of pronunciation that interfere with their communication skills. Students will also familiarise themselves with other tools and strategies that aid comprehension in interaction.

Main content

• Analysing your own skills and identifying individual needs.
• Practising those areas of pronunciation that interfere with communication.
• Expanding awareness of English as a global language.
• Familiarising yourself with other strategies for communicating clearly.

On completion of the course, the student is expected to

• be able to identify their development needs in the area of pronunciation and develop strategies for learning and practising those areas.
• better understand and practise those aspects of pronunciation that interfere with their communication skills.
• better understand that pronunciation is only one part of communicating clearly and expand their awareness of English as a global language.

Proficiency level: B2-C1

The course material and assignments are in the course workspace in Moodle. It is recommended that the modules are completed within one semester (autumn semester = September-December; spring semester = January-May). There are several deadlines per semester, before which you can submit your assignments – all at once – for assessment. The teacher will start reading finished modules after the deadline, and after that it will take one or two weeks for you to get the feedback and for the course credits to show in Sisu.