Course: Public speech

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Course title Public speech
Course code KČJ/PS
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Málková Jitka, PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Programme of the course, student requirements, form of course completion, literature. Cultivated oral communication. 2. Introductory presentation on a given topic - analysis of the most frequent mistakes. 3. Respiration as a basic condition of speaking. Respiratory exercises. 4. Voice training, acoustic means of connected speech. 5. Principles of articulation, practice. 6. Prepared public speech on a given topic, verbal means of contact. 7. Nonverbal means of communication - body language. 8. Readiness to express ideas and thoughts - spontaneous oral presentation. 9. Prepared public speech. 10. Expressive reading - the analysis of a model text followed by reading. 11. Individual expressive reading (texts of students' own choice). 12. Final presentation of prepared speech (topics of students' own choice).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Students' portfolio, Skills demonstration, Seminar classes
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Students are able to - use their voice and breathing effectively while speaking, - use their voice to maximize impressiveness and emocionality of their speech, - apply required standards of correct pronounciation, - formulate and express their thoughts in a comprehensible and cultivated way, - create cultivated speech focusing on the communication intention of the speaker, - use nonverbal means of communication, - gain and keep the attention of their listeners, - analyse their own qualities as well as mistakes and deal with them appropriately to reach the desired qualities of usage.
teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Students' portfolio
Seminar classes
assessment methods
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Akmajian Adrian. Linguistisc: an introduction to language and communication. Cambridge, 2010.
  • DeVito Joseph A. Essentials of human communication.
  • Lustig Myron W. Intercultural competence: interpersonal communication across culture. Bostom, 2010.
  • Pease Alan. Body language. London, 1997.
  • Tubbs Stewart. Human communication. New York, 1991.


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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Russian Language in Education (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Physics in Education (16) Category: Physics courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English Language in Education (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Music in Education (17) Category: Art and applied art - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English Language in Education (14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History in Education (14) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (17) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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