The 16th Symposium of Students in English

(15-16 April 2011)

Date: 15-16 April 2011

Deadline for submissions: 25 March 2011

(you only have to submit the title of the paper/workshop)

at room 422 (just ask anyone there for the submissions

folder)

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PARTY

Lunch break

Coffee breaks

Closing session

Intertextualitypanel

Shakespeare

Workshops

Presentation sessions

Opening session

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General info:

Presentations last for 20 minutes + about 10 minutes of free discussions on

the subject of the paper.

Workshops last for 50 minutes.

Subjects vary from British/American literature, linguistics, semiotics, media

studies, gender studies, teaching, creative writing etc.

Getting started:

Pick a subject and a thesis that you wish to elaborate on.

Find arguments and examples for your thesis.

Give your research logic.

Paper presentations:

Introduction: state the main theme and what you are aiming for in your research.

Main Body: give arguments, examples (you may use hand-outs, power point slides, audio tapes*)

*for the last two entries do mention that you need a laptop/projector/stereo when you register your paper.

Conclusion: state the result of your research.

Questions: start a brief discussion, with the other participants, on your subject.

Workshops:

State the focus of your workshop and what you are aiming to prove.

Ask the participants in the room to solve an exercise/give examples/discuss etc.

(depending on your theme).

Give participants your conclusion, result of research etc.

And also you

should...

Time yourself in advance

Make eye contact to keep your audience

interested

Communicate with

your audience

Use appropriat

e intonation

Presenting rather than reading or

reading expressively

Find ways to deal with being

nervous or stressed

For more info go to: http://timword.ro/studentsymposium

OR

Ask an organizer at the symposium