Speaking and Presentation Skills in English

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Lecture type	Total
Practical foreign language exercises	60

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

Acquiring techniques and strategies for listening comprehension for academic purposes, improving students speaking and presentation skills through reading and analyzing texts, as well as discussing topics related to their fields of study, further development of language competence on phonological and semantic level, autonomous integration of acquired speaking and presentation skills in short presentations related to students fields of study or interests.


1. Placement test
2. Basic features of a successful presentation
3. Use of different tenses in the English language (adverbs of time and tenses)
4. Essential words and expressions for presenting information about yourself, the institution etc. in the English language
5. Presentation introduction (key words and expressions in the English language + preparation methods)
6. Content and formal structure of the presentation
7. Functional styles - differences between formal and informal styles
8. Essential words and expressions for describing graphs, charts and tables in the English language
9. Non-verbal communication
10. Presentation conclusion (key words and expressions in the English language)
11. Successfully posing and dealing with questions, and providing appropriate answers at the end of the presentation (key words and expressions in the English language)
12. Presentation assessment
13. Essential techniques and strategies for successful listening in an academic environment
14. Student presentations on selected topics
15. Review and evaluation of work in the course

Regular attendance and active participation. Preparations, independent reading, written assignments and presentation. Final exam including the written and the oral part. regular attendance and active participation 30%; written assignments 20%; presentation(s) 20%; written exam 15%; oral exam 15%.

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KOM-dipl (4397): Izborni kolegiji - Regular studij - Communication Studies

KOM-dipl (4397): Izborni kolegiji - Regular studij - Communication Studies

KOM-dipl (4397): Izborni kolegiji - Regular studij - Communication Studies