Effective Oral Presentation

Need to improve your English presentation skills?

This course addresses oral communication problems encountered by ESL speakers in such formal academic and professional settings as conferences, seminars, meetings, and classrooms.

Designed for:

• international graduate students

• postdoctoral researchers

• new faculty members

• business professionals

Emphasizes the importance of:

• clear pronunciation

• precise vocabulary

• appropriate format

• group management skills

Extensive pronunciation exercises, along with many opportunities for you to practice your public speaking skills will be provided.

Course Number: LING-40081
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

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10/13/2020 - 12/8/2020

$375

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• SECTION ID:

  151248

• CLASS TYPE:

  Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Palmer, Timothy

  Timothy Palmer, MA Applied Linguistics, has been teaching English and academic skills for over a decade. He provides instruction for UCSD Extension’s English Language Institute and for the English as a Second Language (ESL) Program. He also teaches Grammar Lab for the Copyediting Certificate and is the English Language and Writing Tutor for the Humanities Department at Revelle College. From teaching in a variety of settings, he has learned the importance of listening to students and evaluating their individual needs in order to provide the most relevant and practical instruction possible. He is passionate about core language knowledge areas such as grammar, vocabulary, writing, spoken fluency, and presentation skills. Above all, Tim strives to empower non-native speakers by h...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Talk Like Ted : The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds 1st
  by Carmine Gallo
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781250061539

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 10/17/2020.
  

• NOTE:

  This course will include a combination of synchronous web-based class meetings and online asynchronous work. Students must be available to attend live class meetings at the published dates and times. Students will have access to the online course on the published start date or 1 business day after enrollment is confirmed, if you enroll on or after the published start date.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
10/13/2020	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
10/20/2020	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
10/27/2020	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
11/3/2020	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
11/10/2020	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
11/17/2020	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
11/24/2020	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
12/1/2020	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
12/8/2020	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.

1/19/2021 - 3/9/2021

$375

Hybrid

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• SECTION ID:

  152964

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class + web based.
  
  This learning experience is intentionally designed as a combination of in-class and web-based instruction. In-class meetings follow the published schedule. Students are also expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Palmer, Timothy

  Timothy Palmer, MA Applied Linguistics, has been teaching English and academic skills for over a decade. He provides instruction for UCSD Extension’s English Language Institute and for the English as a Second Language (ESL) Program. He also teaches Grammar Lab for the Copyediting Certificate and is the English Language and Writing Tutor for the Humanities Department at Revelle College. From teaching in a variety of settings, he has learned the importance of listening to students and evaluating their individual needs in order to provide the most relevant and practical instruction possible. He is passionate about core language knowledge areas such as grammar, vocabulary, writing, spoken fluency, and presentation skills. Above all, Tim strives to empower non-native speakers by h...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No information available at this time.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 1/21/2021.
  

• NOTE:

  Course instruction will be delivered in-person on the days & times listed. Students must attend in-person classes. Instructor will also supplement the in-person class meetings with online resources, assignments, and tasks.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
1/19/2021	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
1/26/2021	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
2/2/2021	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
2/9/2021	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
2/16/2021	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
2/23/2021	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
3/2/2021	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
3/9/2021	Tue	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.