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Education and Development

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The aim of this paper is to find out the role of oral presentations in language departments in the Faculty of Philology. The focus was directed in two aspects: exploring the frequency of using oral presentations and the impact of them on the students’ future professions. The information was taken from senior students, 20 from each department through questionnaires. We further analyzed the obtained data through descriptive analyses. The results show that all the departments of languages use oral presentations as a method of both teaching and evaluation. Because the majority of students in language departments have attended courses of teaching practicum and because most of them plan to be teachers, most of the respondents think that oral presentations have helped them a lot in developing the main skills needed for a successful teacher: an effective communicator, a good time manager, a successful cooperator, organizer, researcher, and a confident and flexible person. Even though they are aware of the benefits of presentations, they admit that they did not pay enough attention to them and if they would do them again they would spend more time and effort in preparing them. The results of our research reveal that students do not pay enough attention to presentations even though they are conscious of their benefits. The findings show that some implications would be for teachers as well as for students. Based on some students’ answers, teachers have to not only teach students about how a presentation is done but also make them aware of the importance they have in their future 4 professions especially, whereas students have to take seriously the process of preparing for a presentation

Keywords:

oral presentations, role, use, impact, implications

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-550-95-6

Location

UBT Lipjan, Kosovo

Start Date

28-10-2023 8:00 AM

End Date

29-10-2023 6:00 PM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2023.305

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The Importance of Oral Presentations for Future Teachers of Language Departments - Students’ Perception

UBT Lipjan, Kosovo

The aim of this paper is to find out the role of oral presentations in language departments in the Faculty of Philology. The focus was directed in two aspects: exploring the frequency of using oral presentations and the impact of them on the students’ future professions. The information was taken from senior students, 20 from each department through questionnaires. We further analyzed the obtained data through descriptive analyses. The results show that all the departments of languages use oral presentations as a method of both teaching and evaluation. Because the majority of students in language departments have attended courses of teaching practicum and because most of them plan to be teachers, most of the respondents think that oral presentations have helped them a lot in developing the main skills needed for a successful teacher: an effective communicator, a good time manager, a successful cooperator, organizer, researcher, and a confident and flexible person. Even though they are aware of the benefits of presentations, they admit that they did not pay enough attention to them and if they would do them again they would spend more time and effort in preparing them. The results of our research reveal that students do not pay enough attention to presentations even though they are conscious of their benefits. The findings show that some implications would be for teachers as well as for students. Based on some students’ answers, teachers have to not only teach students about how a presentation is done but also make them aware of the importance they have in their future 4 professions especially, whereas students have to take seriously the process of preparing for a presentation