English Prep · Advanced
Seminar, Presentation and Debate Skills
EPY302 — Core — Semester
EPY302 — Core — Semester
Builds advanced speaking for study: leading discussions, formal presentations, structured debate, persuasive language and responding to challenging questions.
To give learners the confidence to lead discussions and present and defend ideas in English.
| Week | Topic & Activity |
|---|---|
| 2 | Leading discussions Open, manage and summarise a seminar discussion. Seminar practice. |
| 5 | Formal presentations Deliver a formal presentation using evidence. Practice presentations. |
| 8 | Debate Prepare and argue a position in a structured debate. Debate: Technology and work. |
| 11 | Persuasion and hedging Persuade and qualify claims appropriately. Workshop: Careful claims. |
| 14 | Speaking assessment Assessed presentation and debate. Assessment. |
Continuous assessment: weekly class tasks and a learning portfolio, a midterm progress check during the teaching weeks and an end-of-module assessment in the final exam week (a written task and, where relevant, a speaking assessment). Results are reported as Pass, Merit or Distinction, with the CEFR level reached in each skill.