This week’s topics
Why critical thinking matters in research: creativity, language and presentation
- Promoting creative thinking
- Improving language and presentation skills
- Thinking ‘outside the box’
What you will be able to do
- 3.3 Explain why critical thinking is important in academic research.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then discuss how they apply to this week’s topic and note one example from a real business.
Study materials
Videos
- Building confidence in public speaking · Oak National Academy, Key Stage 4 (GCSE level) · plays on Oak’s website · for registered students
- What’s the best way to give a presentation? · YouTube · TED-Ed · 8 min · for registered students
- How to give a presentation in English · YouTube · Learn English with Rebecca · engVid · 12 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Writing for Success, ch. 14.1–14.3: Organizing, visuals and giving a presentation · PDF · Saylor (2012), ch. 14 on structuring a presentation, designing slides and answering questions; pp. 549–593 · for registered students
- Writing Guide with Handbook, Handbook H3: Clear and effective sentences · PDF · OpenStax (2021), handbook section H3 on concise, clear sentences; pp. 692–695 · for registered students
- BBC 6 Minute English: Rhetoric: How persuasive are you? (transcript) · PDF · BBC Learning English, transcript on persuasive speaking – techniques for presenting an argument · for registered students
- Ten Simple Rules for Making Good Oral Presentations · Open-access article · Bourne (2007), PLOS Computational Biology. Short, practical rules on audience, structure, slides, timing and handling questions. · for registered students
- 'I believe the findings are fascinating': stance in Three-Minute Theses · Open-access article · Hyland & Zou (2021), Journal of English for Academic Purposes. How speakers in three-minute research talks engage an audience and present claims with confidence. · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
