Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Oral Expression

Oral Expression
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12020
1
First semester
OB
Main language of instruction: Spanish

Teaching staff


Dra. VILLANUEVA BENITO, Isabel - ivillanueva@uic.es

Introduction

The emotional factor can be profiled or designed to arouse a series of feelings in the audience. In communication, it is necessary to learn to manage the emotions, not only of viewers, but also of future media professionals. Good communicators use their body and mind as working tools in which moods and feelings interfere. It is necessary, in this sense, to provide students with the necessary resources to get to know themselves and interact with their peers by learning to optimise social relations, their stability and their communicative capacity. Students facing their first experience at university often experience short periods of crisis and stress. Contracting, change, the search for new friends, prejudices, shyness... it is at these times that oral expression begins to take on greater importance and relevance as a strategy. For this reason it is planned as soon as the academic year begins. The aim is, in short, to provide students with communicative tools that improve their interaction with others from a professional approach.

 

Pre-course requirements

This course has no pre-requisites.

Objectives

  • Generate self-knowledge of the student.
  • Positive attitude towards teamwork.
  • Breaking down social prejudices in the presentation of their colleagues.
  • Managing moods.
  • Proactive thinking.
  • Team awareness required by the profession.
  • Optimisation of results through emotional management.
  • Body awareness.
  • Knowledge and application of self-relaxation and self-activation techniques.
  • Knowledge and application of energy channelling.
  • Stimulation of self-reflection.
  • Awareness and reflection on other people's moods.
  • Improving decision-making, working on fear of the unknown and social acceptance.

 

Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme

  • 01 - The ability to adapt to varying circumstances
  • 02 - The ability to understand, accept criticism and correct errors
  • 03 - The ability to administer and manage human and technical resources
  • 04 - The ability to work in a team and autonomously
  • 05 - The ability to organise time and workspace
  • 06 - The ability to develop academic rigour, responsibility, ethics and professionalism
  • 07 - The ability to apply the deontology and respect for the audiovisual sector
  • 08 - The ability of critical analysis, synthesis, concretion and abstraction
  • 09 - The ability to objectify, quantify and interpret (data, statistics, empirical evidenceÂ…)
  • 10 - The ability to confront difficulties and resolve problems
  • 11 - The ability to generate debate and reflection
  • 12 - The ability to meet deadlines, develop the ability to be punctual and respect for human, technical and material resources
  • 13 - The ability to create spoken and written communication
  • 14 - Knowledge and mastery of rhetoric and oratory to communicate own ideas
  • 15 - Knowledge and mastery of body language and techniques for public speaking
  • 16 - The ability to manage, analysis and reflect on content
  • 17 - The ability to contextualize and critically analyze the events of social reality and to represent Contemporary History
  • 18 - The capacity and development of general culture and interest in social events
  • 19 - The ability of informative documentation
  • 20 - Knowledge and mastery of bibliographic media
  • 21 - Knowledge and mastery of the digital culture
  • 22 - Knowledge and mastery of the distinction between opinion and information / colloquial and cultured register
  • 23 - The ability to prioritize newsworthy events and contrast information
  • 24 - The ability to plan and organize both short term and long term projects
  • 25 - The ability to maximize creative development
  • 26 - The ability to develop a sense of taste and perfection in the aesthetics and finalization of projects
  • 37 - The ability to contextualize and critically analyze the organizational structure of global communication
  • 42 - The ability to distinguish, analyze and dominate the distinct genres and formats of television, film and radio
  • 44 - The ability to adapt to new audiovisual formats
  • 45 - The ability to know and dominate the techniques of audiovisual narrative.
  • 50 - The ability to adapt, understand and apply the expressive possibilities of new technologies and future changes
  • 53 - Lingustic ability in Catalan, Spanish and English
  • 54 - The ability to skillfully manage the literature, terminology and linguistic structures of the English language related to the field of communication.

Learning outcomes of the subject

In this short course students will:

  • They will acquire the necessary resources to know themselves and manage their emotions.
  • They will be able to resolve conflict situations positively.
  • They will put into practice team leadership and the achievement of good results in collective work.
  • They will work on self-motivation, the search for excellence and professional quality through the management of their own and other people's emotions.
  • They will delve into contemporary culture and thought and its influences on the following aspects
  • Know the laws governing the production, distribution and reception of information.
  • Handle the different theories that try to explain the functioning of communication processes in all their dimensions (sender, message, channel, receiver, use, effect, etc.).
  • Prioritise the creation of a social and/or corporate image of any initiative with a public dimension.
  • Facilitate relations between individuals, groups of people, institutions, organisations, etc.

In addition, students will develop skills in relating to others, working in teams, creating positive synergies and global awareness of difference.

Syllabus

BLOCK I

  • Self-relaxation
  • Body axis awareness
  • Kersey test
  • Types of sensory perception
  • Self-esteem and motivation
  • Team leadership
  • Conflict resolution
  • Emotional self-control
  • Emotional management of teams

BLOCK II

  • Oral communication techniques
  • Analysis of non-verbal communication
  • On-camera presence

Teaching and learning activities

In person



TRAINING ACTIVITY ECTS CREDITS
Coaching. Monitoring how students learn the content of the subject, either individually or in groups. In the coaching sessions, mistakes will be corrected, queries answered, and exercises and activities to achieve the established objectives will be suggested. 0.2
Focused Praxis. Handing in occasional exercises to learn theory through practice. 0.2
Seminar. This activity will consist of taking an in-depth look at specific up-to-date topics in a monographic manner-in some cases these topics will have been debated socially-, via active work in small groups. 0.1
E-learning. Virtual learning based on ICT. 0.2
Lectures. In lectures, lecturers/professors not only transmit content or knowledge, but also, and above all else, attitudes, motivation, skills and values, etc. They also ensure that participants can express their opinions and arguments to the other students. 0.3

Evaluation systems and criteria

In person



First sitting

The course is passed by means of an oral presentation (50%) and a test of written questions (50% of the total).

Both tests must be passed separately in order to pass the subject.

Second sitting

In the second sitting, the evaluation criterion is a single written paper.

Bibliography and resources

Test de Kersey

Audioguía de relajación Jackobson

Ventana de Johari

Fast, J., & Bastos, V. (1971). El lenguaje del cuerpo (Vol. 1). kairos.
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