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Syllabus for English Public Speaking (PS) Course Title: English Public Speaking Course Code:Type of Course: Elective for MTI Business Interpreting Direction Credit Hour: 2 credits and 36 hours Instructor: Jiang Lihua Students: Postgraduates (Year 2011), MTI Business Interpreting Direction Exams: Classroom Presentation and Oral Examination Teaching Method: Lectures, Presentation and Discussion. Prerequisite Courses: No Textbooks: Lucas, Stephen E. 2010: The Art of Public Speaking. (10th Ed.), New York: McGraw Hill/Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. References: 1. Davidson, J. 2008: The Complete Guide to Public Speaking, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley Sons, Inc. Templeton, M. 2010: Public Speaking and Presentations Demystified, New York: McGraw Hill. Course Descriptions: English Public Speaking is designed to teach students the basis skills needed to prepare and deliver effective speeches within a variety of public settings and during group discussion. Emphasis is placed on research, preparation, delivery, and evaluation of informative, persuasive and special occasion public speaking. Students are trained in selecting and organizing ideas; adapting a message to a particular audience; supporting ideas clearly, vividly, and logically; and delivering an effective message with confidence and enthusiasm. Classroom lecture and activities are supplemental to the textbook — they may or may not be the same. Students are responsible for reading the textbook and for completing the practice study questions. The regular course meetings will consist of lectures and exercises; solo and group presentations to the class; critical group discussions of presentation topics and ideas. Throughout the course, attention will be focused on providing an atmosphere of positive reinforcement and constructive feedback. Students are encouraged to assist each other with suggestions for improvement. Course credit will be based on class participation (10%), classroom speaking ass