| Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students
should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor
mistakes or errors: At the end of the course, students must be able
to:
- demonstrate an ability to make an impact in a professional
situation through their mastery of the english language in terms of
suited vocabulary, correct pronounciation and matching body
language. This entails that:
- students must demonstrate their mastery of various acting and
vocal techniques, and how to use them to achieve a desired effect
in presentation and business situations.
- students must demonstrate proficiency in using rhetorical
elements appropriate to specific needs, and finally,
- students must be able to use this knowledge as a tool to
demonstrate their understanding of how different roles change,
depending on which situation they are faced
with.
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| Examination |
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Improving your
professional impact in English:
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| Exam ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Oral Exam |
| Individual or group exam |
Group exam, max. 4 students in the
group |
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The group examination will be in the form of a
role-play devised by the group, with subsequent examination of
group members in the theoretical reasoning behind their choices.
The group shold consist of 3 or 4 students |
| Duration |
15 min. per student, including examiners'
discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the
grade |
| Preparation time |
No preparation |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Winter |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Another examination form
If the whole group fails the exam
the retake exam will take the same form as the oridinary exam.
If a student is ill at the time of exam the re-take exam will take
the form of a solo presentation based on syllabus. The duration
will be 15 minutes including examiners' discussion of grade,
informing and explaining of grade.
If only one or fewer than the whole group fail the ordinary exam
the re-take exam will take the form of a solo presentation based on
syllabus. The duration will be 15 minutes per student including
examiners' discussion of grade, informing and explaining of
grade.
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Description of the exam
procedure
The final exam will take the form of a role-play devised by the
students. The first 20 minutes will be allocated to the
students' group performance of the role-play. Subequently, the
students will be examined, and are expected to explain the
technical and theoretical background for their contributions to the
role-play. Students can also be questioned on general course
material during the
examination.
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| Course content and
structure |
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PREAMBLE
The business world is a stage where we all have to perform
professionally and be good at what we do. We can learn the theory,
we can learn our 'lines', but it takes the accomplishments
of many years to gain the wisdom of experience that only learning
by doing can teach us. The aim of this course is to attempt to
shrink that gap. Taking communication theory as a starting point
and applying it to well-tried and trusted methods used in acting
technique, this course seeks to help the student to work towards
building a professional persona. Utilizing English as a second
language is not just a question of fluency but also knowledge of
cultural speech patterns, convincing body language and mastery of
challenging situations. This course offers “learning by doing” on
the fast track resulting in well-trained performers well equipped
to enter into a world of professionals and make their impact.
DESCRIPTION
The primary goal of this course is to improve the student's
oral competence in professional, practical English within different
settings in the world of business. Using elements of acting
techniques, the course focuses on the following points: the use of
voice, the development of self-confidence, improvement of
projection of both voice and persona, all of which is essential for
an English speaking professional. Emphasis will be laid upon the
creation of groups and inspiring interaction within those groups.
Emphasis is also given to working as individuals in order to
improve one’s oratory and communicatory skills in presentation and
debate. A secondary goal of the course is to develop the language
skills of students who have English as their second language by the
use of improvisation both in group work and as individuals thus
improving their fluency in conversation and communication. These
skills will be put into practice in the classroom by the use of
role-play, debate and speechmaking.
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| Teaching methods |
| This is a practical course in which
topics are first presented by the instructor, but students will be
expected to take to the floor from day one. There will be
instruction in basic acting and voice techniques and students will
be expected to create written material for presentation and
discussion both during the sessions and outside the classroom.
Vocal warm ups and improvisations will be given each session. Group
and individual challenges will be set in class and group
interaction encouraged outside the sessions. Improvisation sessions
will slowly give way to set role-plays created from situations
encountered in the business world designed to bolster
self-confidence, language and coping skills. No previous experience
with acting technique or voice work is necessary to take part in
this course but the student should be of a positive mind to improve
both their English and communicating skills. The final exam will
take the form of a group presentation based on a role-play devised
by the students. 20 minutes will be allocated to the presentation
of the role-play including variations on the role-play. A further
15 minutes will be allocated to each individual student to explain
reasons for their contribution to the role-play, each member of the
group having been assigned a specific topic from the course
material. Students can also be questioned on general course
material during their 15 minutes. |
| Further Information |
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COURSE TEACHERS: Barry McKenna and Bettina Buchholtz.
Teaching schedule: Thursday 11.40-14.25, week 36-41,43-48.
changes in schedule may occur.
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| Expected literature |
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TEXT- REQUIRED READING
1.Theater Games for the Lone Actor – Viola Spolin
2.Voice and the Actor – Cicely Berry
TEXT - AVAILABLE ON LEARN FROM THE FOLLOWING LITERATURE
3.Pragmatics – George Yule
4.Professional Communication in English – Margrethe Smedegaard
Mondahl, Lisbeth Pals Svendsen, Jonas Rasmussen
5.Sound English – Inger Mees and Beverley Collins
6.Persuading People – Harvard Press
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