This course aims to equip students with the skills necessary for effective and ethical oral communication, preparing them for diverse professional and personal situations, including those related to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The course enhances public speaking, debating, and discussion skills, emphasizing critical thinking, argumentation, and critical listening. Students will learn to construct and deconstruct arguments, engage in meaningful dialogues, and present ideas clearly and persuasively. Teaching methods include lectures, interactive seminars, group discussions, debates, speech delivery, presentations, critical analyses of recorded speeches, and peer reviews. Formative assessments will be based on oral presentations, participation in debates and discussions, written assignments analyzing arguments and speeches, and reflective journals on personal communication experiences. A summative assessment will involve a group-based project to create a campaign video related to an SDG issue. By the end of the course, students will be able to think critically and communicate effectively in diverse oral formats.

1. Being able to develop arguments, using evidence and rhetorical devices to support their position.
2. Being able to evaluate arguments presented by others, and to identify flaws or weaknesses in those arguments. (manner)
3. Being able to distinguish general and specific information in monologues of critical thinking
4. Being able to distinguish general and specific information in dialogues of critical thinking
5. Being able to summarize the main ideas and supporting details in non-authentic materials related to critical thinking
6. Being able to summarize the main ideas and supporting details in authentic materials related to critical thinking
7. Being able to demonstrate prepared speeches (informative and persuasive) on various SDG issues.
8. Being able to identify the key elements of debating, including the structure of a debate, the roles of the speakers, and the types of arguments that are commonly used.
9. Being able to reflect on their own performance and identify areas for improvement
10. Being able to use English in an appropriate manner