ATILIM UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND PRACTICE
Course Name
Code
Term
L+P
Hour
Credits
ECTS
Public Speech
KAM
432
8
6
4
4
Pre-requisite Courses
Language of the
Course
Course Type
Course Coordinator
Assistants
Instructors
(KAM 331, KAM 332 and KAM 431)
English
Compulsory
DFL
None
Instructors of DFL
Assistants
None
Mode of Delivery
(face to face, distance
learning)
Learning and
Teaching Strategies
Face to face
Eclectic
By the end of the course, the students will be able to;
Course Objective
 identify the specific information and main ideas in any text,
 use vocabulary from readings in discussions, presentations and
other follow up activities,
 recognize basic language forms and patterns and use them to
express themselves both in spoken and written situations,
 communicate with reasonable accuracy in familiar contexts and
issues associated with politics and public administration,
 produce short texts to express their ideas both orally and in
written form meaningfully,
 develop strategies to deal with fear better and enhance self
confidence when speaking in public,
 improve use of eye contact, posture, gesture, use of notes and
voice,
 analyze the audience,
 choose and narrow down a topic,
 learn researching and gathering information,
 develop an outline and put a speech together to form the draft
of speech,
 apply step-by-step process of speech making and writing,
 start and end a speech effectively,
 construct transitions effectively in a speech,
 use audio and visual aids effectively to enhance the impact of
presentations and keep listeners interested,
More specifically, by the end of the course, the students will be able to:
Specific Activities
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read a text and identify main ideas and supporting details,
discuss on a topic and participate in the lessons actively,
participate in class discussions and activities,
use eye contact, other facial expressions, posture, gestures, and
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movements,
practice applying general guidelines for using visual aids,
improve oral communication skills in different contexts by preparing
and delivering mini presentations
share information, ideas, and opinions orally,
view and critically evaluate numerous presentations (peer
presentations and recordings),
practise how to introduce and conclude a speech in an effective way,
apply the use of transitions in their speeches,
work on different types of speech,
deliver different types of speech,
record their speech to improve themselves through self-criticism.
KAM 432 will enhance students’ oral communication skills necessary in social
settings in their careers. To achieve this, the students are guided through the
principles of presentation skills by providing a variety of exercises, activities,
presentations, and assignments. Through this course the students will also be
enable to improve their self-confidence and make effective presentations.
Content
In this course, students are trained to deliver effective speeches for different
purposes. These purposes are achieved through a number of steps some of which
are organization of data, outlining, choosing appropriate techniques in presentation
& delivery for maximum impact, and the use of visual aids.
Week
WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND PRE-STUDY PAGES
Topics
Pre-study Pages
1
Orientation & Course Memo
2
MINI PRESENTATION 1
( SELF/ PLACE/ FILM INTRODUCTION/)
3
4
Unit 1: Let’s get started
Unit 1: Let’s get started
Book (5-14)
Book (5-14)
Unit 2: Today’s topic is…
5
Book (15-22)
(outline submission)
Unit 2: Today’s topic is…
6
Book (15-22)
MINI PRESENTATION 2
Unit 3: My next slide shows …
7
Book (23-31)
(full text submission)
Unit 3: My next slide shows…
8
UNIT 4: As you can see from this graph
(Midterm Exam slide checking)
Unit 4: As you can see from this graph
9
UNIT 5: To sum up
10
MIDTERM EXAM
Unit 5: To sum up
Book (23-31)
Book (32-41)
Book (32-41)
Book (42-49)
Book (42-49)
Book (50-59)
11
12
13
14
15
UNIT 6
Any questions?
MINI PRESENTATION 3
(outline submission)
UNIT 6
Any questions?
Book (50-59)
(full text submission)
Rehearsal
(Final Exam slide checking)
REVISION
SOURCES
Oxford Bussiness English series: ENGLISH FOR PRESENTATIONS
Course Book
Other sources
Written by: Marion Grussendorf (2007)
Handouts
EVALUATION SYSTEM
IN-TERM STUDIES
Mid-terms
Mini presentations
QUANTITY
1
3-4
PERCENTAGE
25
20
Written outcomes
4
30
Final
1
25
TOTAL
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL
GRADE
TOTAL
100
75
25
100
Course Category
Supplementary Courses
Basic Occupational Courses
Expertise/Field Courses
Courses on Communication and Management Skills
Transferable Skills Courses
x
CORRELATION BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM
COMPETENCIES
Percentage
No
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
5
TABLE OF ECTS / WORKLOAD
Activities
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours)
QUANTITY
15
Duration
(Hour)
6
Total
Workload
90
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)
Mini presentations
Written outcome
Mid-terms
Final examination
15
3-4
4
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
15
3-4
12
3
3
Total Work Load
127
Total Work Load / 30
ECTS Credit of the Course
4,2
4