• Turkish
  • English
Course Code: 
TRA 109
Semester: 
Spring
Course Type: 
Core
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Laboratuvar Saati: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
5
Course Language: 
English
Course Objectives: 
To increase students’ confidence in speaking English in public and to enhance the general quality of their spoken English. To train students in making different kinds of informative speeches that they are likely to have to present during their academic and professional careers. To help students to reinforce and refine their English speaking skills so that they will be in a better position to take subsequent courses in interpreting and perhaps follow a career in the field of interpreting.
Course Content: 

An introduction to the theory of public speaking, combined with extensive practice at giving different kinds of informative speeches, work on students’ mistakes in public speaking, and discussion of sample speeches.

Course Methodology: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study
Course Evaluation Methods: 
A: Midterm, B: Final examination, C: Homework, D: Project, E: Report, F: Performance, G: Presentation, H: Internship, I: Other

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning

Outcomes

Program

LearningOutcomes

Teaching

Methods

Assessment

Methods

Being familiar with the basic types of informative public speeches, with contextual aspects of public speaking, organisation of informative speeches, and effective use of audiovisual aids.

 

 

7, 8, 11

1: Lecture,

3: Discussion

A,B,C

Being able to speak English accurately, effectively, fluently, and with confidence.

 

3, 5, 7, 8, 11

1: Lecture,

3: Discussion,

9: Simulation

A,B,C

Developing skills in finding relevant and reliable sources on a topic and extracting the required data

4, 6, 7, 11

1: Lecture,

3: Discussion

    A,B,C

Being able to prepare and present a speech on a natural, scientific or industrial process

3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11

1: Lecture,

3: Discussion

A,B,C

Being able to prepare and present an informative speech on an aspect of the culture or society of an Anglophone country

 

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11

1: Lecture,

3: Discussion

A,B,C

Being able to summarise and comment on a news item related to language, intercultural communication, translation or interpreting

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11

9: Simulation

A,B,C

Acquiring heightened awareness of typical mistakes made by Turkish speakers of English

3, 8

3: Discussion

A,B,C

Being able to discuss the content of exemplary English-language speeches, gaining increased awareness of the rhetorical devices used in these speeches and an appreciation of the way in which the speeches are delivered.

 

 

3, 5, 7, 8

12: Case Study

A,B,C

Gaining confidence in discussing diverse social, political, cultural and philosophical issues

3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11

3: Discussion

A,B,C
 

Course Flow

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

Introduction to Public Speaking.

Contents and Requirements of the Course.

Powerpoint presentation

2

Speaking in Public.

Chapter in coursepack

3

Listening. Analyzing the Audience. Speaking Practice.

Chapters in coursepack. Discussion material in coursepack.

4

Varieties of Public Speaking: Speaking to Inform.

Selecting a Topic and an Angle / Purpose.  Researching the Topic.

Chapters in coursepack

5

Organisation: the Body of the Speech. Outlining & Note-taking. Speaking Practice.

Chapters in coursepack. Discussion material in coursepack.

6

First Assessed Speech (Speech about a Process).

  

7

Feedback on First Assessed Speech.

Organisation: Beginning and Ending the Speech.

Using PowerPoint & Other Audiovisual Aids.

Powerpoint presentation. Chapters in coursepack. Handout in coursepack.

8

Language Usage & Delivery. Pronunciation Practice.

Powerpoint presentation. Chapters in coursepack.

9

Pronunciation Quiz. Practice in delivery: Barack Obama, ‘Don’t Tell Me Words Don’t Matter’.

Powerpoint presentation. Script and film of Obama speech

10

Speaking Practice.

Discussion material in coursepack.

11

Second Assessed Speech (Speech about an Object).

  

12

Second Assessed Speech (Speech about an Object).

  

13

Feedback on Second Assessed Speech.

Practice in delivery: Richard P. Feynman, ‘Cargo Cult Science’.

Powerpoint presentation. Script of Feynman speech.

14

Practice in delivery: Russell Baker, ’10 Ways to Avoid Mucking Up the World Any Worse Than It Already Is’. Speaking Practice. Review.

Script of Baker speech.

15

FINAL EXAMINATION

  
 

Recommended Sources

Textbook

Coursepack prepared by the instructors, including excerpts from:

 

Steven A. Beebe and Susan J. Beebe, Public Speaking: An Audience-Centered Approach, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1991.

 

James H. Byrns, Speak for Yourself: An Introduction to Public Speaking, 2nd edn, New York: Random House, 1985.

 

Stephen E. Lucas, The Art of Public Speaking, 3rd edn, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1989.

 

Rebecca Stott, Tory Young and Cordelia Bryan, Speaking Your Mind: Oral Presentation and Seminar Skills,Harlow: Pearson, 2001.

Additional Resources

Scripts of speeches
 

Material Sharing

Documents

Discussion material from Adrian Wallwork, Discussions A-Z advanced [kit] : a resource book of speaking activities, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997; assorted pronunciation and intonation exercises.

Assignments

Preparation of 3 presentations (informative speech on a process, informative speech on an object, ‘newswatch’ speech) and preparation for pronunciation quiz.

Exams

Written final examination on theory and practice of public speaking and on common problems in English expression.
 

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Mid-terms

    

Quizzes

1

5

Assignment

3

60

Class Participation

1

15

Final

1

20

Total

 

100

CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE

 

20

CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE

 

80

Total

 

100
 

 

COURSE CATEGORY

  
 

Course’s Contribution to Program

No

Program Learning Outcomes

Contribution

1

2

3

4

5

1

Being able to use advanced, fieldspecific theoretical and practical knowledge acquired.

    

X

    

2

Analyzing, interpreting,and assessing fieldspecific concepts, ideas, and data through scientific methods.

  

X

      

3

Being able to understand and use grammatical, lexical, semantic and culturespecific structures of the source and target languages.

        

X

4

Being able to use current translation technologies to do research and to reach resources.

      

X

  

5

Defining and explaining structures, social and cultural functions of various kinds of texts in source and target languages.

      

X

  

6

Being able to improve theoretical knowledge and skills in other fields of humanities and social sciences, and to translate the texts in the above mentioned fields.

      

X

  

7

Being able to use knowledge and skills with regard to the social role of the translator in professional life.

      

X

  

8

Being able to use a second foreign language at an advanced level, and a third foreign language at an intermediate level.

        

X

9

Describing stages, strategies, and problems of translation process, and finding solutions to such problems.

X

        

10

Making decisions, criticizing, and displaying creativity in translation process.

X

        

11

Obtaining a positive attitude for lifelong learning strategies.

        

X
 

ECTS

Activities

Quantity

Duration
(Hour)

Total
Workload
(Hour)

Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)

16

3

48

Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)

16

3

48

Mid-terms

      

Quizzes

1

3

3

Homework

4

2

16

Final examination

1

10

10

Total Work Load

 

 

125

Total Work Load / 25 (h)

 

 

5

ECTS Credit of the Course

 

 

5
 

 

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