
The Individual Art of Speaking Well – teaching it by means of group and project work
Author(s) -
Henrik Juel
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
dansk universitetspædagogisk tidsskrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2245-1374
pISSN - 1901-5089
DOI - 10.7146/dut.v5i8.5581
Subject(s) - rhetoric , group work , work (physics) , focus (optics) , group (periodic table) , public speaking , sociology , focus group , mathematics education , pedagogy , psychology , linguistics , engineering , philosophy , anthropology , mechanical engineering , physics , chemistry , optics , organic chemistry
Based on experimental workshops in rhetoric and free public speaking involving student performance at Speaker’s Corner, London, this article argues that a focus on highly individualskills is compatible with group work and socio-cultural learning principles. The author maintains that collective responsibility may inspire the peak performance of the individual.