In this workshop we will discuss Q&A sessions that take place after presentations or seminars. First, we will take the position of the listener and practice techniques of efficient questioning to make sure the presenter hears us, understands us and gives the answer to our question. We will very briefly revise related grammar (direct and indirect questions). After that we will assume the position of the presenter and practice answering questions, paying special attention to techniques for clarification and admitting elegantly that we do not have the answer, as well as strategies for avoiding or postponing answering. At the end of the workshop we will use your research topics to model a Q&A session and practice all these techniques and strategies.

Tutor: Tatiana Golechkova, an assistant professor at the English Department for Economic and Mathematical Disciplines at HSE. She is a Cambridge Delta-qualified EFL teacher with broad experience in teaching academic writing and speaking to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as academics. Her areas of special interest include strategies for efficient presentation and communication, genre features and sociocultural peculiarities of English academic texts.

Time: April 25, Wednesday, 6.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m.

Location: Myasnitskaya 13, Bldg. 4, Room 306

Registration deadline: 24.04.2018

Внимание: Просим аккуратно заполнять регистрационную форму. ФИО (полностью, именно в таком порядке), полное наименование подразделения (также полностью, ПОЖАЛУЙСТА) и должности. Кроме того, во избежание недоразумений просим указывать именно ту электронную почту, которую Вы проверяете!