Learning Modules:
- Group Discussion Skills
- Giving Presentations
- Listening Strategies & Note-Taking
- Pronunciation: From Accuracy to Impact
- Speaking Clearly: Accent & Intelligibility
Group Discussion Skills
Do you want to improve your speaking skills in class discussions? Not sure where to start? This video explains some of the key features of a discussion and provides various phrases to expand your vocabulary.
You can learn more phrases for getting started, establishing goals, clarifying, expanding, giving opinions, interrupting, agreeing and disagreeing, and summarizing.
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Giving Presentations
This video helps students to develop effective presentations. There are many tips for preparing, practicing, presenting, and managing emotions, with sections on digital slide shows and body language.
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Listening Strategies & Note-Taking
This video offers specific strategies for students to improve their listening to lectures, including taking notes effectively. There are also tips for working on listening skills outside class.
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Pronunciation: From Accuracy to Impact
The basis of clear speech is pronunciation. This video explains and demonstrates the most important pronunciation features that learners need to master. It also suggests a number of good free online resources for improving pronunciation.
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Speaking Clearly: Accent & Intelligibility
Do you have any concerns about your accent? Is speaking to English speakers challenging sometimes because of breakdowns in communication? What are your perceptions of accent?
This video will discuss what an accent is, why we have it and touch on society’s biases around accents. You will also learn some tips and strategies for clear communication that may be surprising, such as silence or pausing, effective body language, and a focus on the bigger pronunciation features.
