English for International relations and economics (Δ26008, Δ16008-1)

Exam format:

1. Questions on the comprehension of a given speech excerpt (answer in your own words & true/false)

2. Questions on the rhetorical strategies used of the speech excerpt

2. Vocabulary matching exercise (words with definitions)

3. Derivatives exercise (put the word into the correct derivative form)

4. Questions on the theory of public speaking

Material to study for the exam:

Vocabulary from the following speeches:

"A tale of two political systems" Eric Li (book)

"Why democracy matters" Rory Steward (book)

"Global power shift" Paddy Ashdown (book)

"Who controls the world" James Glattfelder (book)

"four worldviews on environmental change" reading passage

"The economics of enough" Dan O'Neill

"What makes us feel good about our work" Dan Ariely

"Why fascism is so tempting" Yuval Harrari

"How technology can fight terrorism and online harassment" Yasmin Green

"Duty of care"

"Address to the Radio-Television News Directors Association and foundation" (book)

"We need money for aid" Michael Metcalfe (book)

The vocabulary of the speeches that are in the book should be studied from the book. The vocabulary of the speeches that are not the book should be studied from the relevant eclass ppt files (i.e only the vocabulary exercises that are in these ppt files). If a ppt file on a speech does not have vocabulary exercises, then you won't have to study the vocabulary of that speech. 

Public speaking theory:

units 1, 4, 5

Rhetorical strategies of speeches

unit 3 sections D, E, F