EFP Workshops
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Workshop Series 2025
2024
- Business Writing Fundamentals Workshop
Date: 7 October 2024
Time: 9:30 – 11:30
Guest speaker: Dr. Ali Zahabi
Workshop objectives:
- Provide participants with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary for writing effective business letters
- Enhance participants’ email writing skills, enabling them to communicate effectively, professionally, and efficiently through email.
- Provide participants with the fundamental knowledge and skills required to write business proposals and develop practical writing techniques to enhance their proposal writing skills.
- Proofreading & Editing in Academic Writing Workshop
Date: 11 November 2023
Time: 9:30 – 11:30
Guest speaker: Dr. Freek Olaf De Groot
- To provide a systematic approach for reviewing one’s writing and be more aware of areas where it needs revision and editing.
- To present a structured approach for revising one’s work and improve its focus, organization, development, grammar and vocabulary.
To present an ethical and responsible approach in using technology to assist the revision process.
- Improving Pronunciation in English Workshop
Date: 9 September 2024
Time: 9:30 – 11:30
Guest speaker: Mr. Justin Daly
Workshop Objectives
Students will gain an understanding of why pronunciation is an important aspect of communicating in English and increase confidence by focusing on clear pronunciation and proper stress and intonation by:
- Identifying and producing different consonant and vowel sounds in English through a review of sounds with a focus on long/short vowel sounds and L/R consonant sounds
- Recognizing and using proper word stress in English words through syllable practice with stressed and unstressed syllables
- Understanding how stressing different words in a sentence can change the meaning of that sentence
- Identifying student’s own individual pronunciation difficulties and developing personalized strategies to improve using online tools (e.g. dictionaries, apps)
- Mastering Presentation Skills Workshop Series
Guest speaker: Dr.Natasha Doowa
Day 1: 16 September 2024 from 9:30 – 11:30
Workshop objectives:
1) Identify the important elements of creating effective oral presentations including introduction, body and closing of presentations.
2) Discuss good practices for creating effective oral presentations. Moreover, the workshop will also include many activities and discussions.
Day 2: 23 September 2024 from 9:30 – 11:30
Workshop objectives:
- Review the basics of conducting oral presentation including introduction, body, closing, Q&A and tips on creating visual aid.Audiences will present
- a persuasive presentation while using visual aid.
- Audiences will receive constructive feedback on their persuasive presentation.
- Pronunciation Workshop
Date: 9 June 2023
Time: 17:00 – 19:00
Guest speaker: Mr. Justin Daly
Pronunciation Workshop Objectives
Students will gain an understanding of why pronunciation is an important aspect of communicating in English and increase confidence by focusing on clear pronunciation and proper stress and intonation by:
- Identifying and producing different consonant and vowel sounds in English through a review of sounds with a focus on long/short vowel sounds and L/R consonant sounds
- Recognizing and using proper word stress in English words through syllable practice with stressed and unstressed syllables
- Understanding how stressing different words in a sentence can change the meaning of that sentence
- Identifying student’s own individual pronunciation difficulties and developing personalized strategies to improve using online tools (e.g. dictionaries, apps)
- Presentation Skills Workshop Series
Guest speaker: Dr.Natasha Doowa
Day 1: 17 June 2023 from 14:00 – 16:00
Workshop objectives:
1) Identify the important elements of creating effective oral presentations including introduction, body and closing of presentations.
2) Discuss good practices for creating effective oral presentations. Moreover, the workshop will also include many activities and discussions.
Day 2: 24 June 2023 from 14:00 – 16:30
Workshop objectives:
Review the basics of conducting oral presentation including introduction, body, closing, Q&A and tips on creating visual aid.Audiences will present
a persuasive presentation while using visual aid.
Audiences will receive constructive feedback on their persuasive presentation.
- Intercultural Communication Workshop
Date: 30 June 2023
Time: 18:00 – 20:00
Guest speaker: Dr. Russell Rodrigo
Workshop Objectives:
- Define the intercultural communication process
- Determine how cultures influence communication styles
- Identify intercultural communication challenges and ways to overcome them
- Business Writing Workshop
Date: 22 July 2023
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Guest speaker: Dr. Ali Zahabi
- Pronunciation Workshop
Date: 3 March 2023
Time: 17:00 – 19:00
Guest speaker: Mr. Justin Daly
Pronunciation Workshop Objectives
- Students will gain an understanding of why pronunciation is an important aspect of communicating in English and increase confidence by focusing on clear pronunciation and proper stress and intonation by:
- Identifying and producing different consonant and vowel sounds in English through a review of sounds with a focus on long/short vowel sounds and L/R consonant sounds
- Recognizing and using proper word stress in English words through syllable practice with stressed and unstressed syllables
- Understanding how stressing different words in a sentence can change the meaning of that sentence
- Identifying student’s own individual pronunciation difficulties and developing personalized strategies to improve using online tools (e.g. dictionaries, apps)
- Students will gain an understanding of why pronunciation is an important aspect of communicating in English and increase confidence by focusing on clear pronunciation and proper stress and intonation by:
- Oral Communication Workshop
Date: 17 March 2023
Time: 17:00 – 19:00
Guest speaker: Mr. Justin Daly
Oral Communication Workshop Objectives
- Students will develop the ability to speak spontaneously and coherently in English on a given topic by:
- Exploring small talk topics: weather, entertainment, food, hobbies, etc.
- Recognizing importance of listening and asking follow up questions
- Students will build fluency and confidence through the use of appropriate language in workplace and school situations by:
- Practicing common phrases and idioms used in workplace and school conversations
- Focusing on collocations of do, make, have, take
- Students will develop the ability to speak spontaneously and coherently in English on a given topic by:
- Intercultural Communication Workshop
Date: 28 April 2023
Time: 18:00 – 20:00
Guest speaker: Dr. Russell Rodrigo
Workshop Objectives:
- Define the intercultural communication process
- Determine how cultures influence communication styles
- Identify intercultural communication challenges and ways to overcome them
- Presentation Skills Workshop Series via ZOOM
Guest speaker: Dr.Natasha Doowa
Day 1 [ February 11, 2023 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM]
Workshop details: The first session will commence with an introduction in mastering an oral presentation. Students will be taught all the basics and tips on creating an introduction, body and closing for presentations. The workshop will also touch on body language tips for presentations and techniques will be provided by the instructor.
Workshop objectives:
1) Identify the important elements of creating effective oral presentations including introduction, body and closing of presentations.
2) Discuss good practices for creating effective oral presentations. Moreover, the workshop will also include many activities and discussions.
Day 2 [February 18, 2023 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM]
Workshop details: The second workshop will be more advanced. It will prepare the students for Q&A session. Tips on managing Q&A will be shared and good practices on dealing with Q&A will be taught to the students. Students will also be taught how to create effective visual aids. Tips and techniques will be provided to the students. Moreover, the workshop will also include many activities and discussions. Students will get a chance to practice mock session for Q&A and create a draft version of their visual aid.
Workshop objectives:
1) Introduce tips and techniques in dealing with Q&A at the end of presentations.
2) Identify good practices and techniques in dealing with Q&A.
3) Identify good practices and techniques in creating visual aids.
4) Create a short visual aid to receive instant constructive feedback.
Day 3 [February 25, 2023 from 4:00 – 7:00 PM]
Workshop details: The third session will commence with a quick review on the previous workshop sessions. After that, students will be given an opportunity to present their persuasive presentation while using their visual aid. This session will be very hands-on.
Workshop objectives:
1) Review the basics of conducting oral presentation including introduction, body, closing, Q&A and tips on creating visual aid.
2) Students present persuasive presentation while using visual aid.
3) Students receive constructive feedback on their persuasive presentation.
2022
- Let’s discover the Japanese language and culture!
About the Guest Speaker
Yumiko Furuichi
Professor
The University of Tokyo
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/people/people100425.html
Prof. Furuichi obtained an M.A. in 2002 and a Ph.D. in 2006 from Ochanomizu University. She has been teaching Japanese language courses in the Division of Global Education for the Graduate School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo since 2002 and responsible for running the courses since 2010. Her expertise is in the fields of Japanese language education and multicultural understanding. As for research, she has published various work on Japanese language education, corpus studies of spoken language in science and engineering, and the international exchange aimed at multicultural understanding.
Workshops
1) Japanese language: “The First Step to learn Japanese”
Date/Time: October 17, 2022/6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Venue: Library Training Room (in-person only)
Target Participants: AIT students
Maximum # of participants: 40
Objectives:
a) Learn introductory Japanese conversation for easy and immediate communication.
b) Learn the following simple conversation necessary when you come to Japan.
- About the Japanese language
- Simple greetings and introducing yourself in Japanese.
- Ordering meals in the restaurant, etc. (communication strategies)
- Shopping (Counting the numbers)
- About the Japanese language
2) Japanese Culture: “Let’s get to know Japan”
Date/Time: October 18, 2022/5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Venue: Library Training Room (in-person only)
Target Participants: AIT students & staff
Maximum # of participants: 40
Objectives:
a) Learn about contemporary Japanese society and feel familiar with Japan.
b) Learn the traditional Japanese tea ceremony through hands-on experience.
- Intercultural Communication Workshop
Date: 15 September 2022
Time: 5:30-8:30 PM
Guest speaker: Dr. Russell Rodrigo
- Presentation Skills Workshop
Date: 9 September 2022
Time: 6:00-9:00 PM
Guest speaker: Natasha Doowa
- Workshop topic: Spoken English Fluency
Date: 11 February 2022
Time: 1:00-3:00 pm
Guest speaker: Mr. David Thomas - Workshop topic: Effective Public Speaking
Date: 18 February 2022
Time: 5:00-7:00 pm
Guest Speaker: Ms. Ma. Nica Anne Sasil - Workshop topic: Intercultural Communication
Date: 4 March 2022
Time: 5:00-8:00 pm
Guest Speaker: Dr. Russell Rodrigo
2021
- Effective Public Speaking [registration closed]
September 24, 2021 [4:00 – 6:00 p.m.] by Guest Speaker: Ms. Ma. Nica Sasil - English Conversation and Pronunciation
September 17, 2021 [3:00 – 5:00 p.m.] by Guest Speaker: Dr. Kal Elle - Intercultural Awareness and Communication
September 3, 2021 [2:30 – 4:30 p.m.] by Guest Speaker: Dr. Analiza P. Amurao