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English for Career Development

Курс от University of Pennsylvania
Уровень не указан≈ 40.2 чАнглийский
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Welcome to English for Career Development, a course created by the University of Pennsylvania, and funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs. To enroll in this course for free, click on “Enroll now” and then select "Full Course. No certificate." This course is designed for non-native English speakers who are interested in advancing their careers in the global marketplace. In this course, you will learn about the job search, application, and interview process in the United States, while comparing and contrasting the same process in your home country. This course will also give you the opportunity to explore your global career path, while building your vocabulary and improving your language skills to achieve your professional goals. The first unit in this course will introduce the U.S. job application process and provide strategies for identifying the jobs that match your interests and skills. Unit 2 will take you through the steps necessary to produce a professional-looking resume. In unit 3, you will work to develop a clear and concise cover letter. The final unit of the course focuses on networking and interview skills. Anyone may take this course for free. If you want to get a Coursera Verified Certificate for free, please fill out the Financial Aid form. Unless otherwise noted, all course materials are available for re-use, repurposing and free distribution under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution license. Supplemental reading materials were provided by Newsela, which publishes daily news articles at a level that's just right for each English language learner.

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Business WritingInterviewing SkillsProfessional NetworkingCommunicationEnglish LanguageWritingVocabularyConcisionOral ExpressionSocial SkillsVerbal Communication SkillsLanguage LearningProfessionalismLanguage CompetencyBusiness CorrespondenceRapport BuildingRecruitment

Программа курса

5 модулей · 162 учебных материалов

01Unit 1: Entering the Job Market42 материалов

Introduction to the Course and Unit

Overview of the UnitЧтениеCourse Overview: Introduction to the Career Development ProcessВидеоCourse Overview: Topics, Assessments, Games & ActivitiesВидеоJob Search OverviewВидео

Your Profile as a Job Seeker

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Brian McManus

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Robyn Turner

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Язык: Английский

Субтитры: Арабский, Французский, Бенгальский, Узбекский, Украинский, Китайский (Китай), Греческий, Итальянский, Бразильский португальский, Вьетнамский, Нидерландский, Корейский, Немецкий, Пушту, Урду, Русский, Тайский, Индонезийский, Шведский, Турецкий, Азербайджанский, Испанский, Дари, Хинди, Японский, Казахский, Венгерский, Польский

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Identifying Your Interests and SkillsВидео
BASIC: What You Offer the WorldЧтение
ADVANCED: What You Offer the WorldЧтение
Check Your Understanding: "What You Offer the World"Задание
Language Focus: Vocabulary and Word Forms Related to JobsВидео
Game 1: Unit 1 Vocabulary FlashcardsЧтение
Game 2: Things, Actions and PeopleЗадание
Choosing the Job that's the Best Fit for YouВидео
Unit 1, Assessment 1: Self-Assessment of Job Skills and ExperienceЗадание
Unlockable Achievement 1Видео
Value Affirmation ActivityЗадание

Key Skills for the Job Search

Language Focus: Verb Tenses (Present vs. Present Progressive)ВидеоGame 3: Simple Present or Present ProgressiveЗаданиеBASIC: Set SMART goals to get ahead in your careerЧтениеADVANCED: Set SMART goals to get ahead in your careerЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Set SMART goals to get ahead in your career"ЗаданиеUnderstanding Job Descriptions: Reading a Job AdvertisementВидеоGame 4: Key Words in a Job AdvertisementЗаданиеFacebook Launches Job Search Feature for Low-Skilled WorkersЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Facebook Launches Job Search Feature for Low-Skilled Workers"ЗаданиеLanguage Focus: Phrases to Compare SimilaritiesВидеоLanguage Focus: Phrases to Contrast DifferencesВидеоListening: Using the Internet and Social Media to Search for a JobЧтениеCheck your Understanding: "Using the Internet and Social Media to Search for a Job"ЗаданиеUnlockable Achievement 2ВидеоWritten Assignment InstructionsЧтениеModel Response Comparing/Contrasting the Job Search ProcessВидеоUnit 1 Assessment 2: Written Comparison of the Job Search ProcessВзаимная проверкаUnlockable Achievement 3ВидеоOnline Learning Opportunities to Extend Your SkillsВидео

Additional Resources and Exercises (Not Required for Course Certificate)

Culture Affects Career and Life PlanningЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Culture Affects Career and Life Planning"ЗаданиеGame: Vocabulary and Word Form ReviewЗаданиеListening: Is there a 'Skills Gap' in the US Job Market?ЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Is there a 'Skills Gap' in US Job Market?"ЗаданиеBusiness schools bridge classrooms and real-life workЧтениеCheck your Understanding: "Business schools bridge classrooms and real-life work"ЗаданиеGame: Compare and Contrast Phrase MatchingЗадание
02Unit 2: Resumes39 материалов

Introduction

Overview of the UnitЧтение

Overview of Resumes

What is a resume? Why do you need one?ВидеоGame 1: Reasons for Writing a ResumeЗаданиеParts of a ResumeВидеоBASIC: Resume Guide: The Basic ElementsЧтениеADVANCED: Resume Guide: The Basic ElementsЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Resume Guide: The Basic Elements"ЗаданиеUnlockable Achievement 4ВидеоSample Resume: Tomoko MartinЧтениеSample Resume: Beth SmithЧтениеGame 2: Match the Parts of a ResumeЗадание

How to Write Your Résumé

Writing a Resume, Part 1: Name and Contact InformationВидеоListening: Connecting Employers with Job Seekers in Today's EconomyВидеоCheck Your Understanding: "Connecting Employers with Job Seekers in Today's Economy"ЗаданиеLanguage Focus: Key WordsВидеоBASIC: Using Keywords EffectivelyЧтениеADVANCED: Using Keywords EffectivelyЧтение

Finishing and Polishing Your Resume

Language Focus: Action VerbsВидеоGame 6: Using Action VerbsЗаданиеWriting a Resume, Part 5: Complete your ResumeВидеоUnit 2 Assessment 2: Peer Review of ResumeВзаимная проверкаUnlockable Achievement 5Видео

Additional Resources and Exercises (Not Required for Course Certificate)

Haven’t had a lot of (or any) work experience?ЧтениеSample Resume for "Haven’t had a lot of (or any) work experience?"ЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Haven’t had a lot of (or any) work experience?"ЗаданиеMore Action Verbs PracticeЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "More Action Verbs Practice"ЗаданиеGame: Action Verb Crossword PuzzleЗадание
03Unit 3: Writing a Cover Letter32 материалов

Introduction

Overview of the UnitЧтение

Overview of Cover Letters

What is a Cover Letter?ВидеоSample Cover LettersЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Sample Cover Letters"ЗаданиеProfessional Writing: Letter FormatВидеоUnit 3 Assessment 1: Quiz on Letter FormatЗаданиеUnlockable Achievement 6ВидеоBASIC: Parts of the Cover LetterЧтениеADVANCED: Parts of the Cover LetterЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Parts of the Cover Letter"Задание

How to Write a Cover Letter

Cover Letter Paragraph 1- Introducing YourselfВидеоCover Letter Paragraph 2- Highlighting Your Skills in the Cover letterВидеоGame 1: Match the Job Description with SkillsЗаданиеCover Letter Paragraph 3- ClosingВидеоLanguage Focus – Present Perfect vs. Past TenseВидеоGame 2: Grammar ReviewЗадание

More Advice for Writing Cover Letters

BASIC: Why an Old-Fashioned Cover Letter Still MattersЧтениеADVANCED: Why an Old-Fashioned Cover Letter Still MattersЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Why an Old-Fashioned Cover Letter Still Matters"ЗаданиеProfessional Writing: Level of FormalityВидеоLanguage Focus- Using Modal Verbs to Write PolitelyВидеоGame 4: Direct or Polite LanguageЗадание

Bonus Additional Resources (not required for course certificate)

8 Common Cover Letter Mistakes to AvoidЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: “8 Common Cover Letter Mistakes to Avoid”ЗаданиеGame: Verb Tense ReviewЗаданиеDeath of the Cover LetterЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Death of the Cover Letter"ЗаданиеKey Parts of a Formal LetterЗадание
04Unit 4: Networking24 материалов

Introduction

Overview of the UnitЧтение

Getting Started with Networking

What is Networking?ВидеоBASIC: Networking During the Job SearchЧтениеADVANCED: Networking During the Job SearchЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Networking During the Job Search"ЗаданиеUnlockable Achievement 8ВидеоMaking Small TalkВидеоGame 1: Choose the Conversation with Appropriate TopicsЗаданиеBASIC: Networking doesn’t happen overnightЧтениеADVANCED: Networking doesn't happen overnightЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Networking doesn't happen overnight"ЗаданиеUnlockable Achievement 9ВидеоGame 2: Unit 4 Vocabulary FlashcardsЧтение

All About the Elevator Speech

Networking Elevator speech- What to Say When NetworkingВидеоLanguage Focus: Networking Elevator Speech- DeliveryВидеоPreparing a Networking Elevator SpeechЧтениеSample Spoken Networking Elevator SpeechВидеоGame 3: Sample Networking Elevator SpeechesЗаданиеWritten Assignment InstructionsЧтение

Bonus Additional Resources (not required for course certificate)

Game: Networking Vocabulary MatchingЗаданиеWhat's Your Passion? Internships Can Help Focus Career PathЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "What's Your Passion? Internships Can Help Focus Career Path"Задание
05Unit 5: Interviewing For a Job25 материалов

Introduction

Overview of the UnitЧтение

What to Expect in a Job Interview

Overview of the Job InterviewВидеоBASIC: Interview TipsЧтениеADVANCED: Interview TipsЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: Interview TipsЗаданиеUnlockable Achievement 11ВидеоAnswering Typical Interview QuestionsВидеоLanguage Focus– Asking for Clarification in an InterviewВидеоGame 1: Interview JeopardyЗаданиеGame 2: Unit 5 Vocabulary FlashcardsЧтение

Interview Culture in the United States

Five Illegal Job Interview Questions in the USЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: Five Illegal Job Interview Questions in the USЗаданиеUnlockable Achievement 12ВидеоSample Interview Do’s and Don’ts Part 1ВидеоSample Interview Do’s and Don’ts Part 2ВидеоSample Video Responding to an Interview QuestionВидео

Bonus Additional Resources (not required for course certificate)

BASIC: Seven Ways to Advance Your Career With Social MediaЧтениеADVANCED: Seven Ways to Advance Your Career With Social MediaЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Seven Ways to Advance Your Career With Social Media"ЗаданиеGame: Grammar Review (Questions)Задание
Check your Understanding: "Using Keywords Effectively"Задание
Game 3: Matching Key Words in a Job AdvertisementЗадание
Writing a Resume, Part 2: Headline and SummaryВидео
Writing a Resume, Part 3: Work ExperienceВидео
Game 4: Unit 2 Vocabulary FlashcardsЧтение
Game 5: Listing Experience in (Reverse) Time OrderЗадание
Writing a Resume, Part 4: EducationВидео
Unit 2: Assessment 1: Resume Template QuizЗадание
Functional or Chronological Resume? Which is for You?Чтение
Check Your Understanding: "Functional or Chronological ResumeЗадание
Game: Labeling Resumes: Functional or ChronologicalЗадание
Game 3: Unit 3 Vocabulary FlashcardsЧтение
Writing a Cover Letter for a Specific JobВидео
Unit 3 Assessment 2: Cover LetterВзаимная проверка
Unlockable Achievement 7Видео
Unit 4 Assessment 1: Written Networking Elevator SpeechВзаимная проверка
Unlockable Achievement 10Видео
Game 3: Matching Answers to QuestionsЗадание
Written Assignment InstructionsЧтение
Unit 5 Assessment 1: Written Answer to Interview QuestionЗадание
Unlockable Achievement 13Видео
Course ConclusionВидео