English for International relations and economics (Δ26008, Δ16008-1)
Exam format
- Questions on the content & the speech techniques of a given speech extract
- Questions on the theory of doing research and presenting orally & the core ideas of speeches taught
- Vocabulary exercise (matching- multiple choice)
- Vocabulary exercise (sentence completion- multiple choice)
- Vocabulary – derivatives (write the derivatives)
Speeches taught in class
“The rise of humans” by Yuval Noah Harrari (eclass)
“The global power shift” by Paddy Ashdown (book)
“Who controls the world” by Glattfelder (book)
“The economics of enough” by Dan O’Neil (eclass)
“The way we work is broken” by Barry Sshwartz (eclass)
“A tale of two political systems” by Eric Lee (book)
“Why democracy matters” by Rory Steward (book)
“What makes us work hard” by Dan Ariely (eclass)
“How technology can help fight extremism and online harassment” By Yasmin Green (eclass)
"A duty of care" (eclass)
"Address to the TV radio networks association" (book)
Public Speaking theory
Principles of public speaking (unit 1A, B, C)
Preparing a speech: topic, rationale (unit 2A, D)
Composing the speech: introduction, conclusion, appropriate oral style (unit 3D, E, F)
Presenting the speech: presentational aids, voice characteristics, body lang, PPT (unit 4A, B)
Speech apprehension: causes & ways of dealing with it & effective elistening (unit 5A, B)
Doing Research theory
Criteria for source evaluation (eclass)
Use of APA in in-text citations and references (articles and books only) (eclass)
