Requirements:

• To be registered in a Doctoral Program 1st year.
• To have at least a B2 English level (candidates must present a certificate). C1 level would be advisable.
• Participants must attend all classes in order to receive the end of course evaluation and the course certificate.

Course content:

• AUTHENTIC ACADEMIC TEXTS produced by the participants. These might include articles, abstracts and current papers that attendees are working on. Main focus however on PPTS or Prezis produced for use at International Congresses (medium of English).
• LIVE POSTER SESSION (Recorded) preparation of Posters. Simulation of Congress Meeting. Participants visit Poster displays, explaining their research projects to other participants.
• LIVE PRESENTATIONS (Recorded) of Presentations given by actual participants based on PPTs or Prezis supplied.

Visual materials work

• Prezi Training Sessions.
• The Production of Dynamic, Accurate and Reduced Text.
• Citation Norms and Presentation.
• Dynamic PPTs or Prezis. Sufficient but not overwhelming

Performance work

• Voice Projection Sessions – Paused Delivery, Breathing Control (Diaphragm Training), Relaxation Techniques.
• Public Speaking Skills – ‘Best Practice' Body Language Sessions, Effective Prosody, Segmental Phonological Intelligibility (Focus on Cognates / Citation of Authors).
• High Frequency Congress Speak – Analysis and Practice: ‘Knowing what to Expect'.

Teachers from nextlingo:

• Hywel Llewelyn: Course Co-ordinator. A Phonologist specialising in the segmental analysis of non-native speaker speech production. Focus on best practice, ‘comfortable intelligibility' pronunciation.
• Madeleine Canon: A Voice Projection and Acting Coach. A professional who has been commissioned to work for BBC radio.
• Daithi O'Keeffe: Web Materials Sourcing Specialist. An experienced language teacher adept at providing students with in- and post-course, autonomous learning tools. 
• Terrell Montgomery: English for Specific Purposes Specialist. Has a 'Financial English' professional background. Has been teaching, both text and structure.

Place:

Duration:

40 hours

Group size:

25 participants per course.

Attendance is compulsory. Certificates will be given to students with an attendance of 100%.

Registration and matriculation fee:

Registration can be done through the following link (closed)

Limited to 25 places assigned on a ‘first come, first serve' basis.

Course Fee: 125€

UPV/EHU Doctoral Students: 40€ (co-funded by the MDe).

Registration will be only considered complete if payment is made before 02.01.16. If payment is not finalised by the above date, the candidate will lose his/her place.

Payment will be done via bank transfer to the account of Nextelingo

ES67 0081 4340 27 0001067510

Indicating name, surname and location of the course (Bilbao or San Sebastian)

Cancellation;

• Before 10 January 2016: Complete Cost Refunded.
• After 10 January 2016: Cost NOT Refunded.