Speech Accommodation in Student Presentations

Zareva, Alla

This book examines student presentations as a genre of English for Academic Purposes (EAP), and analyses the elements of speech and audience accommodation which make a successful presentation. Offering an antidote to the audience-centric approach to presentation design and delivery promoted by numerous books and manuals on the subject, each chapter tackles an under-researched aspect of student presentations, and presents data-based evidence for practical recommendations within the genre. The language analyses presented in the book are based on a real-life corpus of student presentations, providing clear examples of successful oral academic discourse. This book will be of interest to students of applied linguistics, EAP, TESOL and language education.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Pivot

Publication Date: 2020-02-08

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783030379797

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-37980-3

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 113