Warming-up
Inside the Foreign Office: film 2
Episode 1
Speeches
Joann Rowling’s Commencement address at Harvard
Discuss the speech (effectiveness, delivery, oratory techniques, humour)
Theory of International Relations
Carr: The Twenty Years crisis Part I pp 96-107
Information about the author, summary of the chapter, discussion
Round Table
Political Correctness
Stage 2: Language Laboratory
TRT Round Table
Languages: Are They Worth Saving?
Watch the lead-in and one round of speakers
Ted.com: quick take
John McWhorter: TXTing is Killing Language.
Watch and discuss, perform the tasks
home assignment: Inside the Foreign Office
Episode 2
Watch, perform the tasks , be ready to discuss in class
Speeches
NYU’s 2022 Commencement Speaker Taylor Swift
Watch the address and be ready to analyze it in class
Round Table
Political Correctness
Stage 3: Outline & Perspectives
In 60-sec
in 60-sec
Prepare questions for discussion : problematic issues of Public Speaking/ Political Language acute/ sensitive/ not yet discussed 60-sec format: intro — quick take — Q? interactive/ engaging/ illustrative presentation of the issue
TRT Round Table
Languages: Are They Worth Saving?
Watch the TRT round table to the end; summarise the position of the speakers
Ted.com: double take
John McWhorter: TXTing is Killing Language.
Summary, topic, thesis, arguments, positions for a Verbal Joust
