Academic presentations

 

For whom?

For all PhD-students and Postdocs from UT.

Dates 2012

Tuesday 8, 15, 22 May, 9.00-12.00

Group size

Minimum 6 and maximum 8 participants.

Trainer

A qualified English language teacher from TCP Language Centre.

Course fee

This course is free of charge for PhD-students and Postdocs who are working at UT. Expenses will however be charged In case of not temporal cancellation.

Application

The Career Development Centre is handling the applications for this course:

Application form May 2012

Result

Provide participants with opportunities to practise the delivery of their PhD presentation or other academic presentations effectively and confidently in English.

Subjects

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Structuring project presentation

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Appropriate style and language for presentations

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Using Visuals

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Delivery

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Handling questions

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Vocabulary and grammar as required

Duration and time

investment

Three mornings from 9.00 till 12.00 hrs. plus three hours home work each week.

Admission criteria

You are required to use the digital test Dialang as part of the assessment process for language proficiency. The results are based on the levels from the Common European Framework (CEF).

Please test the parts: reading, vocabulary and structures.

See for further information about the Dialang test: http://www.utwente.nl/so/tcp/dialangandcef/

Information and organisation

Organisation of this course is a cooperation of the Career Development Centre and TCP Language Centre. Information about the course can be given by Lianne Peper from TCP Language Centre, email: l.h.m.peper@utwente.nl, phone 2040 or Marjolein Rietman, Career Development Centre, email m.j.h.rietman@utwente.nl, phone 8010