By the end of the course, students are supposed to develop the ability of handing long stretches of speech while talking to an audience (delivering a speech in class) about various topics of interest related to their own training; academic knowledge (literature, civilization, etc…), and special fields of science and thought (biology, physics, ecology, modern technology, religion, philosophy, sociology, psychology, etc…).

        The aim is to help them manipulate specific fields using specific functions of discourse while attempting to convince their audience. Focus will be on the following:

  •       Use of appropriate diction most specific to the topic presented
  •    Use of appropriate language functions and grammatical notions to express ideas in public: defining, describing, explaining, illustratin&g, comparing, etc….
  •        Use of appropriate language functions and notions to accept or reject an idea in public: agreeing, disagreeing, denying, confirming, negotiating, etc….


By the end of the course, students are supposed to develop the ability of handing long stretches of speech while talking to an audience (delivering a speech in class) about various topics of interest related to their own training; academic knowledge (literature, civilization, etc…), and special fields of science and thought (biology, physics, ecology, modern technology, religion, philosophy, sociology, psychology, etc…).

        The aim is to help them manipulate specific fields using specific functions of discourse while attempting to convince their audience. Focus will be on the following:

  •       Use of appropriate diction most specific to the topic presented
  •    Use of appropriate language functions and grammatical notions to express ideas in public: defining, describing, explaining, illustratin&g, comparing, etc….
  •        Use of appropriate language functions and notions to accept or reject an idea in public: agreeing, disagreeing, denying, confirming, negotiating, etc….