表达与沟通是一门艺术,同时也是一项技能。是现代人必须具备的素质之一。我们学了很多年英语,培养了较强的听力和阅读能力,但写作和演讲的能力相比之下较弱。表达与沟通课程的目的就是提高学生展示自己的能力。
本课程以学生出国交流、访学生活为主线,通过多媒体介质向学生提供在英语国家学术交流生活各方面的背景知识。以学生经常问到的问题来设计场景对话,让学生模拟场景进行口头表达、培养沟通的能力。
本课程的每个单元都配有公众演讲技巧的精华提炼,让学生知道如何面对不同听众进行演讲话题和演讲风格的选择,同时对语言和演讲工具有更深一步的认识。让学生对做一次精彩演讲充满信心。
1、单元测试(10%):每个测试题0.5分,8个单元共20个测试题,共计10分。
2、单元作业(30%):本课程会安排6次单元作业,每次5分,共计30分。
3、课堂交流区讨论题回帖(10%):共计10分
4、期末考试(50%):共计50分。
Unit 1 Exchange Students and Visiting Scholars
Lecture 1 Application Procedure for Exchange Students or Visiting Scholars
Lecture 2 Preparation Before Going Abroad
Lecture 3 Academic Presentation Skills I: Preparing a Presentation
第一单元测试
第一单元作业
Unit 2 Health Care
Lecture 1 Documents for health care and health insurance
Lecture 2 Seeing a Doctor
Lecture 3 Academic Presentation Skills II: Beginning a Presentation
第二单元测试
第二单元作业
Unit 3 Housing Rental
Lecture 1 A general Review of Housing Rental for Graduates
Lecture 2 Housing Advertisements and Types
Lecture 3 Rental Terms
Lecture 4 Finding a Roommate and Renting a Room
Lecture 5 An Apartment Inventory Sheet
Lecture 6 Academic Presentation Skills III: Logical Development of a Presentation
第三单元测试
第三单元作业
Unit 4 Money Management
Lecture 1 Money Issues
Lecture 2 Shopping
Lecture 3 Academic Presentation Skills IV: Language in a Presentation
第四单元测试
第四单元作业
Unit 5 Campus life
Lecture 1 Academic Writing and Make Oral Presentation
Lecture 2 How to Arrange Your Lodging and Extracurricular activities
Lecture 3 Academic Presentation Skills V: Audio-visual Aids in a Presentation
第五单元测试
第五单元作业
Unit 6 Sports
Lecture 1 Know about American Football
Lecture 2 Basketball in the United States
Lecture 3 Academic Presentation Skills VI: Nonverbal Communication Skills and Emergency in a Presentation
第六单元测试
第六单元作业
Unit 7 Traveling
Lecture 1 Renting a Car
Lecture 2 Visiting a national park (Yosemite)
Lecture 3 Academic Presentation Skills VII: Concluding a Presentation
第七单元测试
Unit 8 Socialization
Lecture 4 Academic Presentation Skills VIII: Handling Questions After a Presentation
Lecture1 Social Etiquette
Lecture 2 Dining Manners
Lecture 3 Dress code
第八单元测试