Course: Academic Presentation Skills

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Course title Academic Presentation Skills
Course code KBH/CFAPS
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kopečková Michaela, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course is divided into three blocks. In the first block, the academic speaking style will be presented, additionaly the chosen features of academic communication and its preparation (rules of orthoepy, onomatological and syntactic procedures). In the second block, the course will focus on the preparation of the presentation (e.g. Power Point), both in terms of content and formal aspects. In this block, students also learn the principles of non-verbal communication related to public speaking to small/large groups (eye contact, posture, etc.) and strategies in discussions (responding to questions, etc.). The third block will be practically oriented, students will show their presentations and posters on various topics and actively participate in discussions (asking and answering questions). The aim is to simulate the situation at conferences and thesis defenses.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce the principles and rules of academic communication, specifically with the genres of spoken communication (lecture, paper, poster, discussion), and to improve their skills in this field (preparing a presentation, ability to participate in a discussion).
The students should be prepared to present their final projects using the PowerPoint (or other app). They should know and use efectively the basic princoples of verbal and non-verbal communication, and also be able to reduce the stress before the spoken performance.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

The student should prepare two presentations that will be made during the course. One of the presentations can be focused more generally on a selected literary or linguistic topic, and the other must be focused on presenting the final thesis.
Recommended literature
  • BĚLOHLÁVKOVÁ, V. (2004) 33 základních rad jak úspěšně prezentovat. 1. vyd. Brno: Computer Press..
  • ČECHOVÁ, M. a kol. (2003) Současná česká stylistika. Praha: ISV..
  • HIERHOLD, E. (2005) Rétorika a prezentace. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada..
  • HIRSCHOVÁ, M. (2013) Pragmatika v češtině. Praha: Karolinum..
  • HOFFMANNOVÁ, J. a kol. (2016) Stylistika mluvené a psané češtiny. Praha: Academia..
  • HOSPODÁŘOVÁ, I. (2007) Prezentační dovednosti. 2. vyd. Praha: Kernberg Publishing..
  • LOTKO, E. (2009) Kapitoly ze současné rétoriky. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého..
  • Theobald, T. (2020) Zlepšete své prezentační dovednosti. Brno: Lingea. .
  • Emden, J. - Becker, L. - Becker, A. Presentation Skills for Students. 2025.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech for Foreigners (2024) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer