CIM: Dynamic Meeting Skills (2235.YR.001115.1)
General information
Type: |
OPT |
Curs: |
2,3,4 |
Period: |
S semester |
ECTS Credits: |
2 ECTS |
Teaching Staff:
| Group |
Teacher |
Department |
Language |
| Year 2 |
Richard Hayden |
English Section |
ENG |
| Year 2 |
James Venner |
English Section |
ENG |
| Group |
Teacher |
Department |
Language |
| Year 3 |
Richard Hayden |
English Section |
ENG |
| Year 3 |
James Venner |
English Section |
ENG |
| Group |
Teacher |
Department |
Language |
| Year 4 |
Richard Hayden |
English Section |
ENG |
| Year 4 |
James Venner |
English Section |
ENG |
Prerequisites
To have a level equivalent to English 2 or higher. CEFR level C1
Workload distribution
Contact hours: 20 hours
(These include input sessions, student participation and individual feedback and counselling)
Independent work: 30 hours
Course Learning Objectives
The course will focus on the following areas: the conventional elements involved in leading and participating in formal business meetings. These include: agenda setting, chairing, and managing turn-taking of participants; problem-solving meetings, informal discussion meetings, informational and administrative meetings and disciplinary meetings; minute taking and follow-up action texts.
All four skills will be activated with a view to increasing control and confidence in language use. This involves focusing on a series of more specific objectives during the course:
A. Establishing links between theory and practice of business communication
B. Skills development: Improving listening comprehension and providing appropriate models for production; reading and preparing input texts so as to make useful contributions
C Writing agendas, minutes, briefing notes and follow-up texts associated with meetings.
D. Speaking: experiential learning through contextualised interactive communication
E. Analysis of problems and generation of ideas for selecting best outcomes
Methodology
CONTENT
1. Simulations and role-plays
Simulations and role-plays to develop good business meeting practices; practice in a range of roles such as that of leader, moderator, participant, scribe, devil¿s advocate.
2. Authentic meetings samples
Listening to and viewing authentic meetings samples for feedback and self-evaluation; defining what it is to be an effective communicator; briefing and preparation
3. Organisational discourse
Individual or group work leading to idea creation and assessment of possible solutions
4. Video recordings, films and live performances
Critical viewing of video recordings, films and live performances
5. Sharing Information
Reading of related texts, self study and discussion in class; sharing information; relevance and linkages of problems in a business context
Assessment criteria
Class participation 30%
This is divided into two parts:
1) Student performance on tests on course input texts 15%
2) Teacher assessement of individual participating during the course 15%
Course Journal 30%
This is a written record of learning completed throughout the course
- Final Meeting 40%
Class participation to be evaluated according to the following criteria:
1. Uses English for all classroom events both to peers and teachers.
2. Makes constant effort to expand linguistic resources.
3. Shows initiative and will to progress
4. Contributes to positive learning environment.
A mature and proactive approach to both class activities and independent work is considered essential.
Attendance: Given the characteristics of the course, there is a minimum requirement of 80% attendance. Failure to meet this requirement automatically leads to a fail.
Students will then have to take the exam in the next available sitting.
Bibliography
Basic bibliography:
Relevant reading and viewing material will be recommended by the teacher during the course.
Timetable and sections
| Group |
Teacher |
Department |
| Year 2 |
Richard Hayden |
English Section |
| Year 2 |
James Venner |
English Section |
Timetable Year 2
From 2024/2/14 to 2024/3/20:
Each Wednesday from 8:00 to 10:30.
From 2024/4/10 to 2024/4/17:
Each Wednesday from 8:00 to 10:30.
| Group |
Teacher |
Department |
| Year 3 |
Richard Hayden |
English Section |
| Year 3 |
James Venner |
English Section |
Timetable Year 3
From 2024/2/14 to 2024/3/20:
Each Wednesday from 8:00 to 10:30.
From 2024/4/10 to 2024/4/17:
Each Wednesday from 8:00 to 10:30.
| Group |
Teacher |
Department |
| Year 4 |
Richard Hayden |
English Section |
| Year 4 |
James Venner |
English Section |
Timetable Year 4
From 2024/2/14 to 2024/3/20:
Each Wednesday from 8:00 to 10:30.
From 2024/4/10 to 2024/4/17:
Each Wednesday from 8:00 to 10:30.
