English for Mathematics

Competency-building

Report writing skills

• write a coherent research report incorporating a clearly defined structure.
• communicate the relevance of your project to other work in the field.

Presentation skills

• deliver a well-structured scientific presentation.
• deliver a presentation with effective use of voice control, use of visual aids and body language.
• show awareness of ability to cater for an audience’s specific needs.

Language:

• show awareness of differences between scientific written English and presentation-style spoken English
• be able to use a range of words and expressions suitable for communicating your project in a written report and oral presentation
• use clear, concise, coherent, cohesive language to write your report.
• use engaging and effective language to present your project.

Critical thinking, reading and research skills:

• understand the stages of a research project and how to reflect on them
• be able to develop a research question/objective and design a research project
• synthesize salient information from various sources for use in presentations and reports.

Life-long learning skills:

• locate and use appropriate language materials, tools and resources in developing and maintaining the life-long communication skills.
• be able to develop a research question/objective and design a research project
• synthesize salient information from various sources for use in presentations and reports.

Leadership & Teamwork

• work effectively in a team.
• communicate productively with others in face-to-face discussions.

Vision & Orientation to the Future

• locate and use appropriate language materials, tools and resources in developing and maintaining the life-long communication skills.