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SYLLABUS 20211.COURSE TITLESPEAKING AND WRITING SKILLS FOR SUCCESS AT UNIVERSITY1.1.Course numberSWSSU-3ECTS1.2.Content areaTransversal skills1.3.Course levelUndergraduate or bachelor’s Minimum attendance requirementAttendance is mandatory. Minimum attendance to pass the course is 80%.1.7.Faculty dataDirector: Prof. Dr. Miguel BuñuelFacultad de Ciencias Económicas y EmpresarialesDepartamento de Economía y Hacienda PúblicaDespacho 205, Módulo E-6Tel.: ( 34) 91 497 68 19E-mail: miguel.bunuel@uam.esOffice hours: By appointment.1 de 6
SYLLABUS 2021Complete list of faculty members and relevant bio: Raúl Jiménez Vilches: Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts,UAM. Doctor in Applied Linguistics (UAM). His thesis studies the role ofEnglish intonation and prosody in the context of oral presentations. Hehas been teaching English Phonetics and Phonology (segmental andsuprasegmental levels) at the English Studies Department (UAM) since2009. He also teaches at the Teacher Training Department, ComplutenseUniversity of Madrid. He teaches a variety of courses within the area ofEnglish for Education and methodology of teaching English as a foreignlanguage. He has been supervising undergraduate theses (TFGs) andMaster theses (TFMs) at the Masters for Teaching at Secondary Educationprogramme (UCM). He has also been teaching workshops on Englishpronunciation at the Nebrija University (2018) and on how to write a TFGin English for in-service Primary school teachers at the UCM (2017 and2018). Patricia González-Díaz: Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Philosophy andArts, UAM. PhD Candidate researching on Language acquisition, Cognitivelinguistics, and Corpus Tool (UAM). Master in ‘Teaching Spanish as aforeign language’ (UAH) and Bachelor English Degree (UGR). Translatorspecialized in Robotics and Technology in collaboration with UniversityCarlos III. Teacher specialized in Cambridge, IELST, Trinity, and TOEFLexams. Alexander Hope: Assistant Professor in English Philology, Faculty of Artsand Philosophy, UAM. An interdisciplinary researcher with a focus onmetaphor currently working on linguistic and philosophical approachesto posthumanism and neurobiology. As a former environmental andpublic health translator, Alexander also has high-level knowledge of theimpacts of environmental pollution on health. He is a member of theNorthern Theory School. Beatriz Narbona: Associate Professor, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts,UAM. Doctor in Applied Linguistics (U Seville – Sheffield U), Bachelor’sDegree in English Philology (U Seville) with major in English for SpecificPurposes. Other relevant facts: at present, her main areas of researchfocus on Sharing Economy and on Language Assessment. Member ofSelectividad, PAU and EvaU Tribunals for 20 years as corrector and examcreator. Academic and recruitment advisor for different companies inthe Tourism Industry and in Language Teaching institutions. Assessment2 de 6
SYLLABUS 2021advisor and Speaking & Writing test content designer for Capman(Educational Testing Service Spain).1.8.Course objectivesA) IntroductionThe SWSSU course is a 2-week study program, taught in English, where studentswill focus on important skills that they need to master to be successfuluniversity students, such as effective listening and reading, deliveringpresentations, and writing papers. The sessions will complement the academiclearning in the MACC course, so students will get an opportunity to apply someof the new knowledge that they have learnt in an interactive way. Students willalso work in small teams to deliver a presentation to the wider group.B) ObjectivesPublic speaking and presentation techniques are designed to prepare you tomake unforgettable presentations. You will learn communication techniquesand how to connect with the audience. In particular, the objectives are: Acquire knowledge and skills necessary to make attractive and successfulpresentations. Acquire knowledge and skills to achieve efficient, transparent, andfluent communication with your audience.Reading efficiently and writing high-quality academic papers are skills you willwork on in the course in order to be able to write excellent compositions foracademic purposes. You will: Acquire knowledge and skills necessary to process written informationefficiently being able to use different techniques depending on yourgoal. Acquire knowledge and skills to write texts conveying your message in aformal, coherent and interesting manner that will attract, entertain orconvince your audience.3 de 6
SYLLABUS 20211.9.Course contentsThe course contents are listed in the following table:SPEAKINGCLASSTITLESKILLS1Introduction to Listening. Listening to understand the general idea.Understanding main words stressed in a sentence.Not expecting to understand all the words. The importance of intonation.Listening2Listening for detail; guessing meaning from context. Active listening.Listening3Introduction: greeting, introducing yourself and the topicSpeaking4Connection: confidence, vulnerability, and storytellingSpeaking5Communication: the use of the voice, cadence, and non-verbal languageSpeaking6Discourse: highlighting and signpostingSpeaking7Discourse: explaining, giving examples and adding commentsSpeaking8Discussion and debate: analyzing, opposing, and supportingSpeaking9Discussion and debate: turn-taking, managing interruptionsSpeaking10Structure: introduction, main body, summarizing, and concludingPresentation11Using numbers: approximation, ranges, big numbersPresentation12Visual language: presenting visual contentsPresentation13Other elements: tables, charts, graphsPresentation14Ending the presentation: Dealing with questionsPresentation15Practice your troduction to ReadingText types and characteristics (essay, article, description, report, narrative)Reading2Text content management (Presentation paragraph, Topic sentences, Final remarks)Reading techniques (Skimming, Scanning & Summarizing)Reading3Introduction to Writing: Planning for writing, drafting, and proofreadingWriting4 de 6
SYLLABUS 20214Sentence manipulation devices: Passive and impersonal sentencesWriting5Sentence manipulation devices: Reporting (verbs, references)Writing6Sentence manipulation devices: Fronting and cleft sentencesWriting7Sentence manipulation devices: Signposting (conjunctions)Writing8Cohesion and coherence: Thesis lineWriting9Cohesion and coherence: Paragraph structureWriting10Cohesion and coherence: Textual cohesion (reference, semantic fields)Writing11Cohesion and coherence: Paraphrasing and quotationWriting12Cohesion and coherence: Expressing the source of evidence of claimsWriting13Design: Formatting (APA rules)Writing14Design: Bibliography (using sources)Writing15Design: Writing an abstract and keyword selectionWriting1.10. Course bibliographyAll the materials will be provided through Moodle (UAM’s web platform).2.Teaching methodologyTeaching activities requiring students’ attendance will be the following:2.1. Classroom session: Lectures based upon the materials provided tostudents, and PowerPoint presentations. Practical exercises will applysome of the concepts presented in the lectures. Participation will bestrongly encouraged.2.2. Optional: Non-compulsory sessions with one or several students duringoffice hours in tutorials to be managed via Teams or in the office.Students’ activities not requiring attendance will be the following:2.3. Personal study for preparing class tasks and the exam.5 de 6
SYLLABUS 20212.4. A multiple choice take-home exam about speaking skills, to be deliveredelectronically through Moodle or via email.2.5. Speaking tasks for the final exam recorded in video doing a speech andpresentation to be delivered via email.2.6. A writing take-home exam, which will be delivered electronicallythrough Moodle or via email.3.Student workloadACTIVITIESWith attendanceLectures, practical sessionsWith no attendancePersonal study and homeworkSpeech and presentation video recordingSpeaking multiple-choice examWriting 33%0.67%4.67%100.00Evaluation procedures and weight of componentsin the final gradePROCEDUREAttendance, homework and participationSpeech and presentation video recordingSpeaking multiple-choice examWriting take-home examTOTAL% GRADE70.0010.005.0015.00100.006 de 6
The SWSSU course is a 2-week study program, taught in English, where students will focus on important skills that they need to master to be successful university students, such as effective listening and reading, delivering presentations, and
