"Welcome to our seminar miniconference": another way of practicing presentation skills
| Authors | |
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | ACC Journal |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Pedagogy and education |
| Keywords | ESP; EAP; presentation skills; motivation |
| Description | The last semester of English for Lawyers focuses on developing presentation skills, the students are required to give a group presentation on a legal topic. The paper introduces an example of methodology which enhances the students’ motivation to deliver a presentation of good quality and increases the attention of listening students. The methodology is included into a complex activity of holding a miniconference. Within two seminars the students either present legal topics or participate in organizing the conference. In the paper specific tasks set for the miniconference are described and evaluated and the students’ feedback is presented. |
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