Preparing Students for Presenting Abroad

The recent move toward globalization of universities in Japan has forced those universities to think of new ways of internationalizing their campuses. One common way of doing this is to promote study abroad programs for their students. As a result, new courses have been developed to help these students prepare for their academic time abroad, writing reports and giving presentations in English, often in a format that is very different from what they would normally do in their home country. This paper will share data on the results of one such class, which utilized a type of learning cycle to assist students in improving their English presentation skills