Highlights: Wk 11 Sess 2_L02

Academic Communication

Please complete the passage by inserting the words in the box in the appropriate blanks. Each word can be used once only.

Duration: 5 minutes

Oral practice

Two parts:

• oral presentation on the topic provided
• an interview on local current affairs

Oral practice

• organisation of your presentation
• logical flow of your ideas
• the use of 'while', 'on the contrary', etc to compare and contrast

Presentation:

• Two opposing views on a particular topic are provided.
• You will be given 10 minutes to prepare for your presentation. You can present with your notes but try not to rely on them.

Oral practice

Interview:

• The interview will start right after your presentation.
• That means there will not be any time for you to prepare for it.

Oral practice

Points to remember:

• Please refer to the handout for reference.

Oral practice

Two students will be chosen to have the whole oral exam today.

The rest of the group can upload their presentations to the Discussion Board at OLE not later than Wednesday, 5 April.

Recap

Module 4

• Decoding the language used by hiring companies
• CV

A quick recap

We have gone over the employability skills and analysed job advertisement in order to find out what prospective employers want from the candidates.

A quick recap

We also try to decode the language use by hiring companies. Again we want to know what skills and attributes they are looking for.

A quick recap

We have listened to Kris, Affie and Rachel and got to know how to prepare a CV and what should be included in it.

Preparing a CV

A CV (curriculum vitae) is an outline of a person's educational and professional history.

Some important points mentioned about preparing a CV.

Preparing a CV

They include:

• Don't mention about age, owing to age discrimination.
• Everything in the CV should be true. Don't lie.
• Applicants need to know what they are looking for.

Preparing a CV

They include:

• It has to be tailor-made to impress the employers
• ECA involved, things they do in their spare time, skills and ability they have gained should be mentioned too.

Preparing a CV

They include:

• Don't forget to check grammar, spelling and punctuation, and put the most appropriate information first in bullet points.

Preparing a CV

They include:

• There should not be too much text.
• Don't put in cliché or anything for the sake of doing so.
• Decide whether or not to include a personal statement. It may be better to embed the information in the CV.

Preparing a CV

Prepare a CV for John Chau

Information to be included:

Preparing a CV

Prepare a CV for John Chau

Information to be included:

Preparing a CV

Prepare a CV for John Chau

Information to be included:

Preparing a CV

This information should be put under the following categories:

• Languages
• Hobbies and interests
• Referees

• Personal particulars
• Education and qualifications
• Work experience
• Other skills

Preparing a CV

Suggested answer:

Preparing a CV

Preparing a CV

Preparing a CV

Preparing a CV

Preparing a CV

Cover letter

• What is the purpose of a cover letter?
• What should be included in a cover letter?
• What is the format of a cover letter?

Listen to Kris, Affie and Rachel again. This time they talk about preparing a cover letter. Jot down the key ideas with the help of the guidelines.