2013/2014
BA-IMK_OC Oral Communication
English Title |
Oral Communication |
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Language |
English |
Exam ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
Type |
Mandatory |
Level |
Bachelor |
Duration |
One Semester |
Course period |
Autumn |
Time Table |
Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
Study board |
Study Board for BA in Intercultural Marketing
Communication
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Course
coordinator |
- Mads Højlyng - Department of International Business
Communication (IBC)
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Main academic
disciplines |
- Communication
- Language and Intercultural Studies
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Last updated on
15-08-2013
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Learning objectives |
The student must be able to:
- Describe and analyze a communication situation using relevant
theoretical terminology
- Make an oral presentation using relevant aural and visual tools
well
- Present in a language suitable for oral communication
- Structure a presentation in a coherent, clear and focused
manner
- Communicate via points and arguments
- Adapt a presentation to a communication situation
- Utilize relevant theoretical terminology in explaining and
justifying his/her communicative choices while preparing the
presentation
- Account for how different cultural contexts might influence
these communicative choices
- Speak English in a grammaticaly correct fashion and pronounce
clearly
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Examination |
Oral
Communication:
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Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
Individual or group exam |
Individual |
Size of written product |
Max. 2 pages |
Assignment type |
Synopsis |
Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
Grading scale |
7-step scale |
Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
Exam period |
December/January |
Aids allowed to bring to the exam |
Limited aids, see the list below:
Synopsis, manuscript and visual aids |
Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
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Description of the exam
procedure
The student must give an oral
presentation of 4-5 minutes. The presentation can be supplemented
by visual aids. The student chooses the subject and the situation
for the presentation – however one can not choose the same subject
that one has worked with for the individual project and neither a
subject that has been given as a common subject during the course.
Preceding the examination the student will hand in a written
situational analysis (the synopsis) of the communication situation
using relevant theoretical terms to describe the situation and the
most important communication problems it presents. The situation
must be realistic.
Following the presentation the student must engage the examiner in
a dialogue regarding the communicative choices made while preparing
the presentation. During this the examiner may inquire about the
situational analysis and the curriculum for the course, if
doubt about the student’s mastery of the subject matter should
arise.
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Course content and
structure |
The course consists of lectures and
classroom sessions including practical exercises in oral
presentation. Furthermore each student will give an oral
presentation that he/she works with individually.
The content of the course will consist of relevant theory in the
field of practical oral communication – including presentation,
language, structure, argumentation and situational analysis.
Furthermore we will work with visual aids and oral presentation in
an intercultural perspective.
We will work in various business genres as well as academic genres,
but other genres might be utilized for small exercises. |
Teaching methods |
The course consists of lectures and
classroom sessions including practical exercises in oral
presentation. Furthermore each student will give an oral
presentation that he/she works with individually.
Part of the learning activities will take the form of giving and
receiving constructive feedback to oral presentations. |
Student workload |
Lectures |
18 hours |
Class room workshops |
24 hours |
Reading and preparing |
50 hours |
Practical excercises |
30 hours |
Individual project |
25 hours |
Exam |
60 hours |
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Expected literature |
Gabrielsen & Christiansen: The
Power of Speech. Hans Reitzels Forlag. |
Last updated on
15-08-2013