ENG 410 Week 1

Week One

ENG 410
Welcome!

Agenda

01. Introduction

Get to know your
classmates and your
teacher

02. Course
Overview
Read the syllabus,
learn about the
assignments and
assessments

03. Resources

Show your stuff! Do
you remember the
information about the
course?

04. Intro Unit

See what the
coursebook is like, and
start your ENG 410
journey!

05. Summary

Time for questions
and short review

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ENG 410

Week One

Introduction

1. My hair has been green,

purple, and blue.

2. I worked for a year as a sports

journalist

3. I’ve jumped out of a plane

before

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ENG 410

Week One

Poll

Which sentence is false?

• My hair has been green, purple, and blue

• I worked for a year as a sports journalist

• I've jumped out of a plane before

Your turn!

Write three sentences
• 2 true sentences
• 1 false sentence

Poll

Which sentence is false?

• 1

• 2

• 3

ENG 410

English for Career Development

Spring 2023

Objective

The aim of this course is to
prepare our students for
starting their professional
lives by simulating all stages
of the job application
process.

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What are we going
to do in this class?

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Open Ended

What do you think we will do in this class?

Course Content

Course content

Aim: to prepare our students for starting their professional lives by
simulating all stages of the job application process:

•finding a job advertisement in English
•writing a CV
•become familiar with cover letters and job application
forms
•being interviewed for a job
•following up
• and finally handling job offers and rejection

The course focuses on the skills and knowledge students will need to be
successful in each stage.

Learning Outcomes

ENG 410 Spring 2023

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Students who finish this course successfully will be able to:

1.

analyze typical information found in job advertisements to determine if the position is right for them

2.

produce a personalized CV

3.

demonstrate general knowledge of the type of information requested in job application forms

4.

exhibit general knowledge of the parts of and content found in a cover letter

5.

utilize various interview strategies effectively during a job interview

6.

exhibit general knowledge of the content and style of professional follow-up emails

7.

demonstrate a basic understanding of how to handle job offers and rejection, including accepting,
declining, and negotiating

8.

utilize professional terminology in various contexts related to the job application process

Knowledge isn’t power
until it is applied.

Dale Carnegie

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Lesson Information

General

• All lessons are recorded

on Panopto

• 3 lessons, each 45

minutes, with 10 minute
breaks

Attendance

▪Attendance is mandatory

▪You must attend 75% of
each lesson

▪12 hour limit

Coursebook

▪Atlas: English for Career
Development (2 ed.)

▪Available on Blackboard
(separated by units)

Grades

Explanation
videos for
assignments
and exams

Evaluation

%

Assignments

1. Job Advertisement Worksheet
2. CV (first draft)
3. CV (updates)

30%
10%
10%
10%

Midterm Exam
Multiple Choice:
- General Knowledge
- Vocabulary
- Reading

20%

Final Exam (via _______):

Job Interview with Teacher

40%

Participation Grade (CPG/OPG)
- attending AND participating
in sessions

10%

Total

100%

Assignments

Job Advertisement
Worksheet
Assignment One

CV Draft

Assignment Two

CV with Updates

Assignment Three

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All criteria are on Blackboard

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Submitting assignments

•When saving your file, please
include:

•your name
•‘assignment and its number’
•your section(group) number

•Example:

Kelci de Haas_Assignment 2_Section 15

•Save it as a word .doc or .pdf file

We are
Section

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ENG 410 Timeline

Week XX

Job Advertisement
Worksheet

Week XX
CV First Draft

Final two weeks of class
Interview

Week XX
CV with Updates

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All dates are listed on Blackboard

Late policy

▪ 1 week with 10% penalty (before

marking = highest possible score
is 90)

▪ Late work WILL NOT be accepted

after 1 week

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Example

If Assignment 1 is due on Monday (1/11)….

Given on Monday, 1/11: mark regularly
Given on Monday 8/11: 10% penalty
Given on Tuesday, 9/11: NOT ACCEPTED

Example

If Assignment 1 is due on Monday (1/11)….

Given on Monday, 1/11: mark regularly
Given on Monday 8/11: 10% penalty

Given on Tuesday, 9/11: NOT ACCEPTED

Midterm Exam

20%

Comprehensive exam (Multiple choice)

50 questions x 2 points each = 100 points

• General Knowledge

• Vocabulary

• Reading

• Final - Job

Interviews

• 40%
• 50 points
• Completed

during “class
time”

SYLLABUS–
on blackboard

Participation

One point

Two Points

▪ Present in the session

▪ Rarely / sometimes responding

to questions asked

▪ Participating in some activities

▪ Present in the session

▪ Frequently responding to

questions

▪ Participating in all activities

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Important Reminders

Please communicate early

I want to help you, so I need to know about
problems as soon as you know about them. I can’t
fix anything at the end of the semester

Online communication can be slow

Please check Blackboard and Oasis often for
announcements and updates

Be patient

Be patient with yourself and with your
classmates. This is not a race.

We are a team

It’s always a good thing to ask for help

Attendance is on Oasis

I will update attendance once a week on Oasis.
Please check and make sure it’s correct

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Resources

•TurEng (website and app)

•www.learnersdictionary.com

Specifically for learners of English

•www.ozdic.com – collocations

•“Extra Resources” link on Blackboard
Learn course page

•Office hours

Website: http://pgdm.ieu.edu.tr/en

Anxiety? Fear? Anger control issues?
Relationship problems? Loneliness?
Trouble adapting to university life? No
self-confidence? Just want help?

I wish you all a very
successful semester!

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It’s quiz time!

Multiple Choice

There are two speaking exams during this course

• True

• False

Fill in the Blank

How many minutes per week do we meet?

Open Ended

What is your section number?

Poll

How many assignments do we have in the course?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Fill in the Blank

Where do you submit your assignments?

Multiple Choice

Your final exam is worth __% of your overall grade

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

• 45%

Multiple Choice

Your teacher will meet with you _________ if you need any help or have any questions

• Online

• On campus

• Neither

• Online or on campus

Draw

Draw your favorite animal

Discussion Questions

Think about some famous people or

people you know personally who are

successful.

� What makes them successful in

your opinion?

� What did they do to succeed?

Open Ended

Who are some famous people you think are successful?

Can failure be a good thing?
Why or why not?

Open Ended

What does success look like? What factors are involved in success?

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Read Leyla’s

story.

Do you think

she is

successful

or not?

1. How does Leyla feel

about history?

2. Why couldn’t Leyla study

History at university?

3. How did Leyla make a

decision about what
department she should
choose?

4. What did Leyla do to

focus more on the area
of architecture that she
discovered?

5. How was Leyla able to

enjoy the path her
professional life took?

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1.How does Leyla feel
about history?

2.Why couldn’t Leyla
study History at
university?

3.How did Leyla make a
decision about what
department she should
choose?

4.What did Leyla do to
focus more on the area
of architecture that she
discovered?

5.How was Leyla able to
enjoy the path her
professional life took?

4
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5
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3
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1
.

2
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Read the words in the sentences
in the text first!

in the
USA

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Fill in the Blank

A job or profession that somebody does for a long time

Fill in the Blank

Something that combines the qualities of two different things

•________________ factors

• Your interests, skills, values, personality (things

specific to you)

• Generally things you can control

•________________ factors

• Timing, educational requirements, financial

limitations, luck

• Generally things in your environment that you

cannot control

Multiple Choice

a general type of work or study

• discipline

• field

• area

• pursue

•________________ factors

•Your interests, skills, values, personality (things
specific to you)
•Generally things you can control

•________________ factors

•Timing, educational requirements, financial
limitations, luck
•Generally things in your environment that you
cannot control

Internal

External

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Poll

If you were in Leyla's situation, what would you do?

• Wait and take the exam again next year

• Choose a different department

• Something else?

Multiple Select

Leyla is...

• Not at all happy with her situation

• Unhappy but trying to be happy with her situation

• Somewhat happy with her situation

• Actually very happy with her situation

Open Ended

What advice would you give students who are unhappy with their department?

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Homework

•Review
vocabulary
words on page 21
for next week

Thank you

See you next week!