Close sidebar Home » Services and Admin » Language Centre » Languages » English » Speaking clearly: enunciation, intonation and fluency Open sidebar menu Speaking clearly in the Academy English 611 All EUI members: researchers, fellows, research assistants, staff 4 weeks, 12 hours from October to December Time Course starts on 17 October Tuesday & Thursday 17.00-18.30 Place & Instructor Convento De Saussure Room Sharon McCulloch Would you like to feel more comfortable about speaking in the academy? This course is aimed at helping you feel more confident about speaking in English in a high-stakes environment. This short 4-week course (one and a half hours twice a week) is an opportunity to practise speaking to other in a seminar-like environment. The focus will be on clear speech (not “correction” of any accents), and language for putting your points and questions across clearly. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course you will be able to explain your research more clearly to a interdisciplinary audience have a greater awareness of how to speak in an academic context, verbally, vocally and visually be more confident in speaking in an academic context have enhanced your 'argumentative vocabulary' be able to participate more confidently in seminar and conference settings Course contents confidence building use of voice use of gesture body language pragmatics of oral communication in the academy Methods & Learning Activities Activities in and out of class include: video-clips discussions controlled exercises (vocal, verbal, and visual) self, peer, and expert observation reflective activities Page last updated on 20 November 2023