Redesigning a Swedish for specific purposes course
Tags: JYU, language learning, oral skills, presentation, SpeakApps tools, Swedish
Traditionally, an oral presentation has played a significant role as part of a language course, perhaps because of its dual role in integrating learning with assessment. In fact, it is often one third of a course that students spend on listening to one another’s presentations. This may be due to the fact that presentation skills have been considered to be important elements for use in demonstrating student expertise as well as student ability in commenting on peer presentations.
In this particular context, the course in question is a six-week course in Swedish. The course is … Continue Reading