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Public Speaking and the Cultivation of Talents for English Majors. English Public Speaking (EPS) in China: From Competitions to Classrooms EPS in a Globalized World. EPS and Oral English Major Elements of an EPS Course. Six Ways EPS Cultivates Talents for English Majors
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Public Speaking and the Cultivation of Talents for English Majors
English Public Speaking (EPS) in China: From Competitions to Classrooms • EPS in a Globalized World
EPS and Oral English • Major Elements of an EPS Course
Six Ways EPS Cultivates Talents for English Majors • Localization of EPS in Chinese Universities
English Public Speaking in China: From Competitions to Classrooms
Oral English • Vocabulary • Grammar • Usage • Pronunciation • Accent
Public Speaking • More than technical proficiency • Act of communication • English as a working language
Elements of EPS • Content • Structure • Language
Language in EPS • Accuracy • Clarity • Vividness • Appropriateness
Elements of EPS • Content • Structure • Language • Delivery
EPS helps students develop public speaking skill and knowledge
EPS helps students develop public speaking and knowledge skill
EPS helps students develop public speaking skill and knowledge
“I have gained so much through this course. I’m more confident than I was before. Though I still feel nervous when I’m going to give a speech, I know can handle the situation. I like to give a talk in public now. I don’t fear any kind of speech.”
EPS helps English majors improve their critical thinking skills
As students plan the structure of their speeches, they learn how to organize their thoughts logically and cohesively.
As students work on expressing ideas in clear, accurate language, they enhance their ability to think clearly and accurately.
As students study the role of logic, evidence, and reasoning in speechmaking, they see how evidence and reasoning can be used in other forms of communication.
EPS helps English majors improve their intercultural communicative competence
Students learn to be • audience-centered • Students gain • command of the genres • of English discourse
What is the optimal time for English majors to take an EPS course?
Localization of EPS in Chinese Classrooms
Complexity and richness of China’s cultural heritage
Nature and procedures of Chinese institutions of higher education
EPS is an EFL course in China
The Art of Public Speaking • Specially adapted for • Chinese readers • Teacher’s Manual
Workshops on Teaching • Public Speaking for • Chinese College Students • National Symposia on • English Public Speaking