The characteristics of the subject "Communication and Outreach of Science and Technology," implemented in 2017 and developed since then, are outlined in the Master's Degrees in Industrial and Chemical Engineering of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Its objectives, learning outcomes, syllabus, and evaluation criteria are explained, along with ...
This study delves into the challenges faced by students in developing their oral communication skills in English, focusing on strategies employed by teachers to help students overcome language anxiety. The research involved surveying students from different academic programs and conducting interviews with their teacher to gather quantitative and qu...
Syftet med denna studie är att analysera möjligheterna till muntlig kommunikation i engelska läroböcker för årskurs 4–6. Detta genom att utforska hur de olika typerna av kommunikativa uppgifter presenteras och hur progressionen av dessa uppgifter stöds genom hela läroboksserien. Studien bygger på en innehållsanalys av läroböckerna Champ 4, Champ 5,...
peer reviewed / OBJECTIVES: Public speaking (PS) is frequently necessary in many professional, educational, and personal settings. Mastering this communication skill is particularly important in today's society. Training techniques for PS have been described in the literature. Given that PS anxiety affects performance, especially voice characterist...
Introduction : La prise de parole en public est une activité de communication essentielle. Cependant, celle-ci génère fréquemment de l’anxiété (Bodie, 2010) qui engendre une déviation à la norme des paramètres de la voix (ex : la fréquence fondamentale et sa variation) et de la parole (ex : la fréquence des disfluences telles que les pauses silenci...
Communiquer avec confiance et efficacité devant une audience est une compétence indispensable dans le cadre scolaire et professionnel. Cependant, prendre la parole en public est un défi pour beaucoup. La littérature met en évidence les bénéfices de l’entrainement à la prise de parole en public. Toutefois, son implémentation dans des situations réel...
Introduction : Cette communication orale se situe au croisement de la recherche en sciences du langage, en psychologie, en orthophonie et en (ré)éducation des compétences de communication orale. Elle porte sur la prise de parole en public qui est une activité de communication essentielle. Cependant, celle-ci génère fréquemment de l’anxiété (Bodie, ...
The rapid growth of the telecommunication landscape leads to a rapid rise of frauds in such networks. In this article, Wangiri fraud in which users are deceived by being charged for services without their knowledge during a call is tackled. In fact, Wangiri fraud has significant negative financial and reputation consequences for the mobile service ...
peer reviewed / Effective oral communication skills are essential to ensure optimal teaching while preserving the teacher’s vocal health. Training these skills in representative settings is expected to promote their generalization. Since the implementation of such training in actual school situations is challenging, virtual reality (VR) may represe...
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Oral communication and presentation skills are considered key competencies for many academic fields and professions, including science-related ones. Therefore, it is vital that students are given sufficient class time in the curriculum for practicing public speaking. It is well documented in the literature that video technology can be of valuable a...
