一般来说,英语Presentation作业会占最终成绩的20-30%,对于期末成绩有一定的影响,留学生如果想拿高分,就需要好好的准备。所以本文算是系列里的第一篇(扫盲贴+highlight),教大家如何在英语Presentation作业拿高分。
那,怎么样是一个合格的甚至是优秀的presentation呢?明确问题+解决问题(头脑风暴)+勤加练习(口语表达时间控制)。
01明确问题
首先,明确下老师的要求是什么?
如:
Task:Describeandcritiquearesearchpaper
Youwillberandomlyassignedagroupandpaperinweek2.Theseareallrecentresearchpaperswhichwereselectedtoensurethey:Spanarangeoftopics,focusondifferentpopulations,usedifferentresearchdesigns,usedifferentapproachestodatacollectionandanalysis.
Assignment1:GroupPresentation(20%offinalcoursework)
Pleasenotethatpresentationswillbevideorecordedforthepurposeofexaminationandonlyyourcourseorganiser,themoderatorandexternalexaminerwillbeabletoviewthese.
Studentswillworktogetherinsmallgroupsforthepresentationtaskanddelivera9-12minutepresentationwheretheycriticallyanalyseanacademicarticlerelatedtothecourse.
以assignment为例,主要是进行学术文章的评价与分析,那一篇journalarticle由哪些部分组成呢?
Introduction-literaturereview-method-result-implications-conclusion
02解决问题
一般来说,组员要先通读整篇文章,并对该话题有基本的了解。其次,小组meeting的时候会分配每个人负责的部分。之后,组员要精读自己的部分,并作简要的概述。
那如何成就一个好的presentation?如何展现criticalthinkingandanalyses?Relate:把这部分内容与曾经学过的内容联系起来。Refer:找该话题相关研究,与他人的结果作对比(相似或相悖)Rationale:有理有据的来支持你的论点,理性思考。Responsible:成为一个负责任的人,小组讨论积极参与,按照计划完成阶段性任务,发挥自己的才能,比如海报做得好,PPT做得好,录视频等。
03勤加练习
当小组讨论已经明确每个人的论点,也就是确定了如何总结,如何批判与分析,即已得出清晰的大纲。接下来,我们就要进行主要内容的组织搭建。什么意思呢?就是写稿子。你的脚本可以锻炼自己的口语表达能力,时态,句型结构,词源使用等都是考察的部分。
具体的参考指南有四条:
Knowledgeandunderstandingofconcepts;
Knowledgeanduseoftheliterature;
Criticalreflectionontheory(andpractice);
Constructing(andpresenting)academicdiscourse.
最重要的一点是,根据练习脚本控制时间,每个人都是平均分配时长,任何一个人的表现都会影响整体的得分,即使个人的得分会根据当堂表现有差别,但整体浮动不会很大。所以,练习的时候可以删减一些句子,精炼自己的语言。
请记住,这并不是一个人的战斗,而是整组人的通力合作。
04presentation常见问题
以下是常见的一些问题,答案并不是虚构的,而是我们老师给出的官方答案,同学们可以进行参考。
Frequentlyaskedquestions
Question1:CanIdiscussotherresearchinmypresentation?
Answer:Yes,aslongasyouareusingittocritique/explainsomethinginrelationtoyourarticlebutthefocusshouldbeonthearticleyouarereviewing.
Question2:WillIpresenttothewholeclass?
Answer:Yes.
Question3:Iampresentingtheintroductionofthearticle,howcanIcritiqueit?
Answer:Eachgroupmembershouldcontributetothecontentofeachslide,eveniftheyonlypresentaparticularpartontheday.Thismeansthatifyourgrouphascritiquedthearticleinotherpartsofthepresentationthismeansthatyouhavealsocritiquedthearticle.Furthermore,itispossibletocritiqueanintroductionaswediscussedinclass.
Question4:Doeachofusneedtospeakforexactly3minutes?
Answer:No,thisisaguide.Itisuptoyouhowyoudecidetopresentaslongaseachpersoninthegroupdoespresent.Forexample,itisnotokayforsomeoneinyourgrouptopresentfor20secondsandtherestofthegrouppresentfor3minuteseach,butitisokayforsomeonetopresentfor2minutes,another2minutes40seconds,anotherfor3minutesand20secondsandsoon.
Question5:Thereareonly3peopleinmygroup,doesthatmeanweshouldpresentforlessthan12minutes?
Answer:No,eachgroupshouldpresentforamaximumof12minutes,regardlessofhowmanypeopleareinyourgroup.
Question6:Whatwillhappenifwegoovertheallocatedtime?
Answer:Wehaveastricttimelimitof12minutespergroup.Goingovertimemaybeconsideredwhenmarkingunderthe’academicdiscourse’componentofthemarkingschemeandmayaffectyourmark(e.g.couldrepresentlackofalogicalandcoherentframework)
Question7:Whatwillhappenifwegoundertheallocatedtime?
Answer:Thisdepends.Ifyourgroupfinishesin11minutesthatmaybeokay.However,ifyourgroupfinishessignificantlyunder12minutes(e.g.6minutes)thenyoumaynothavebeenabletofulfillallofthemarkingcriteria.
Question8:Willwebeaskedquestionsfromtheclass?
Answer:Yes.Groupsintheaudiencewillbeexpectedtoaskaquestionforeachothergroup.
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