芝浦工業大学英語総合1B - final presentations about love & marriage in other countries & cultures for 1/15 (Part 1)

Hello to all my Eigo Sogo students,

Image "Presentation Word" courtesy of Stuart Miles/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net

I know you are looking forward to a holiday break from Shibaura and I do not expect you to work on these projects over the holiday. But here I will post for you some more guidelines about presenting, plus some important information for you. This is important - so please read the whole post. 

Take a look at this post as many times as you want or need, whenever you have a chance, over the holiday. I'll remind you of all this when Shibaura starts again in the first week of January. 

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT CLASSES IN JANUARY
Some of you showed me that in January, there would be Tuesday classes on January 5th (Saturday). I checked on that - there will be no Eigo Sogo classes on January 5th, or even on January 8th (Tuesday). January 8th is a day off at Shibaura. So - the next time we will meet will be the final poster presentations day - January 15th. 

Now let me show you some more guidelines. 

SOME MORE GUIDELINES
Here are some board notes from another class I taught at a college this year. In that class, the students also did final poster presentations. These notes are some important points for you to remember.

1. Look at the picture above. Putting key words and phrases on index or note cards, in order, can help you to remember the most important points of your talk. 

2. Now look at this picture above. It's not only important to know words, but how to say them. 

2. It's not only important to know words, but how to say them. 

*You also have to fact-check information. You don't have to know everything - but you have to show responsibility for what you know, and what you don't know! 

3. In this picture above, this last point is really important. It's hard to research in Japanese and then present in English - and research in English and present in Japanese. So - research in the language you will present in. For this class, since you'll present in English...which language do you think it would be better to research in?

*Now - refresh yourselves about some more important points on preparing presentations at this link from the blogpost on December 11th.

ONE MORE IMPORTANT NOTE AND REMINDER!
When Shibaura starts again on January 7th (Monday), we will not have Eigo Sogo classes on January 8th (Tuesday). So - all of you in your groups must be self-directed and finish these posters on your own. You must have them finished, and be ready to present, on January 15th!

I will re-post today's blogpost, plus make a new post with some more information, when Shibaura starts back in the first week of January. Please check for both posts and take a look at them as many times as you want or need. 

Have a great holiday and a refreshing break from Shibaura. See you on final poster presentations day - January 15th!