- •Introduction
- •Part I unit 1 portfolio
- •1. Lead-in
- •Tomsk polytechnic university
- •1. Lead-in
- •2. Tips for good e-mail style
- •3. Email Layout
- •Email samples
- •I nformal Formal
- •5. Guidelines
- •6. Writing styles
- •8. Task assignments
- •9. Additional Resources
- •Unit 3 employment correspondence
- •1. Lead-in
- •2. Employment correspondence – guidelines
- •3. Application form- tips
- •4. Application form – sample (Weatherford)
- •5. Cover letters
- •7.1. Page format
- •7.2. Guidelines
- •7.3. Basic rules
- •7.4. Layout
- •7.5. Cover (prospecting) letter - sample
- •This cover letter is intended for the recipient only and is private communication not intended for forwarding.
- •7.6. Words and phrases
- •7.7. Exercises
- •8.2 Layout
- •8.3 Resume format
- •8.4 Resume sample alexey vasiliev
- •8.5 Resume software
- •8.6 Exercises
- •8.7 Additional resources
- •9. Self-assessment - cv (Curriculum Vitae)
- •10. Case study
- •Part II unit 4 poster presentation
- •1. Lead-in
- •3. Layout
- •5. Exercises
- •Unit 6 job interviewing
- •1. Lead-in
- •2. Job Hunting
- •5. Interview questions
- •Interpersonal skills
- •6. Exercises
- •7. Thank you letter
- •7.1 Thank you letter tips
- •7.2 Layout
- •7.3 Words and phrases
- •Unit 6 power point presentations
- •1. Lead-in
- •Designing an effective PowerPoint
- •Basic Rules!!!
- •Structuring your presentation
- •Classical model
- •5. Key phrases and words
- •Speech presentation
- •6. Additional resources
- •Teaching notes to individual units
- •II Writing Approach
- •Page Layout
- •Expression & Intonation
- •Emoticons, Smileys, and Body Language
- •3.6 Cover letter
- •3.6 Prospecting letter
- •1. Compile sentences using the following words. Don’t forget the word order in an English sentence.
- •What exactly is a poster presentation?
- •2. What exactly is the "presentation" part of a poster presentation?
- •3. What will the people viewing my poster be expecting from it?
- •IV. Interview questions
- •Interpersonal skills
- •7.6 Thank you letter
- •Appendix I Proposal Presentation Criteria for Evaluation
- •Appendix II
- •Appendix III
- •Appendix IV
- •References
8. Task assignments
1. Write an Email to your English teacher: asking extra information about your lessons (for example, FCE courses). Don’t forget the style.
2. Image the following: (a) one is a student from another country (region, city); (b) student of TPU. Continue your emailing for 2-3 times. Subject can be what you prefer. Copy these emails and then analyse them in class.
3. A colleague asked you for help, and then almost immediately sent a follow-up informing that she \ he had solved the problem on her\ his own.
4. You received an email from an oil company (Shell, Baker Hughes, etc) which says that you should give further information about yourself. Give an answer, don’t forget the previous email.
5. Collect as many emails from friends and family (3-4), from organizations to individuals (3-) as you can (in Russian \ English).
If these are in English, do they contain any of the features worked in this unit?
If these are in your own language, analyse whether the language varies according to the action being requested. Is the language more formal and polite? What forms are used?
9. Additional Resources
"Email Etiquette." I Will Follow Services. 1997. http://www.iwillfollow.com/emailetiquette.html
Paul Emmerson: email English, MacMillan, 2004
Nucifora, Alf. "Use etiquette when messaging via email." Memphis Business Journal 21.51 (14 April 2000): p23. Online. MasterFILE Premier.
Thorton, Sam. "Rules and Regulations: Email Etiquette." 29 April 1998. http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/ITS/rules/email.htm
http://www.perfectyourenglish.com
http://owl.english.purdue.edu
Unit 3 employment correspondence
EMPLOYMENT CORRESPONDENCE – conducting a successful job search in one’s career; application letters and resumes. Such documents help to assess one’s specific skills and goals- knowledge that is essential to successful job search and preparation for a job interview.
PURPOSE: marketing one’s skills, abilities and knowledge; attracting the attention of the person who screens and hires job applicants; ultimate goal is to obtain a job interview.
OBJECTIVE: students should be able to prepare documents to help to access specific skills and goals, as well as, knowledge that are essential to a successful job search.
1. Lead-in
You have to prepare documents for your future job employment.
What documents should you have?
What is the importance of each document?
What is the purpose of each document?
What does each document include?
Do you think it is necessary to have such documents beforehand?
2. Employment correspondence – guidelines
1. Map what you are bringing to the job application ( stages of your life: education, jobs, particular experience, activity)
2. List your interests (which are relevant)
3. Make a list of your skills, technical and professional
4. Analyze and list personal qualities (Appendix V- pg. 133)
5. Research the job (advertisement analysis)
6. Read through all the information sent to applicants
7. Research the company \ organization on the Internet
8. Construct your resume \ CV
9. Word-process your resume \ CV
10. Try to keep it to one side of A4; make sure that all important information is on the first side
11. Use letter of application to emphasize your selling points and include key personal qualities
12. Begin with a brief explanation of what you are applying for and why
13. Use the body of the letter to highlight exactly why the job attracts you and why you think you are very suitable for it
14. Write a brief conclusion designed to leave the reader with the possible impression
15. Both documents should be word-processed and printed on a good printer. Layout and typefaces should be chosen with care
(Jon Seely, Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking, Oxford University Press, 2005)