Freie Plätze:
Academic Debate and Discussion
Target Group
Academics with good English who would like to work on their oral communication skills.
Workshop Objectives
- Help participants refine their discussion and debating skills
- Prepare for spontaneous conversations and chats
- Improve pronunciation, vocabulary and fluency through individualized feedback
- Highlight key points and arguments linguistically
- Build confidence in participants’ English speaking skills
Workshop Content and Format
- Extended and improving vocabulary, argumentative and persuasive linguistic structures and communicative competence for the context of debate and discussion
- Practising the moves in formal academic debate
- Participating in spontaneous and formal conference discussions
- Individually tailored help with academic discussions and talks (e.g. dealing with questions, opportunity of “dress rehearsals” if required)
- Adapting to communicative needs required within largely non-native speaker settings (“English as an International Language”)
Mondays, 03 October 2016, 3.30 pm - 6.00 pm
Mondays, 17 October 2016, 3.30 pm - 6.00 pm
Mondays, 07 November 2016, 3.30 pm - 6.00 pm
Mondays, 21 November 2016, 3.30 pm - 6.00 pm
Mondays, 05 December 2016, 3.30 pm - 6.00 pm
All registered participants will be informed of the location by email one week before the event.
Fees and Registration
This workshop is open to a limited number of participants. The registration deadline is 19 September 2016.
Please note that you should notify us before the registration deadline if you are unable to attend the workshop. Otherwise the full fee will be charged.
Please let the Personnel Development and Planning Office know if you will not be attending. There are often waiting lists for the workshops, and this will give one of your colleagues the chance to attend. In addition, if we can fill the vacancy with someone from the waiting list, no cancellation charges will apply for you.
To sign up for this workshop, please click "Register" at the bottom of this page. For any further information please contact Elke Rittersbacher (elke.rittersbacher@wu.ac.at, DW 4448).
The course fee is €30.
Trainer
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Dr. Margit Ozvalda
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