106年第1學期-3731 職涯規劃英文與技巧 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Participation	20
Resume & CV writing project	40
Mock interview project	20
Final report	20

教育目標

This course provides an excellent opportunity for students to learn to act sophisticatedly as well as intellectually in job hunting and career planning. Senior students in job application process will find this course particularly beneficial. It introduces problems frequently encountered by job seekers and analyzes big companies’ recruitment process. Students taking this class can rejuvenate their lives for career success via the learned skills, including real & fake jobs verification, information about head hunters, self-promoting strategies, English resume and cover letter writing, big companies’ recruitment process, job interviews preparation, salary negotiation strategies, and solutions for struggling careers. The students will be immersed in effective classroom activities such as mock interviews and teacher-student writing conferences for the gaining of relevant experiences. This course is interdisciplinary, allowing the ELC to provide THU students with chances to improve their English language proficiency as well as to plan their careers. Many college students are aware of the importance of career planning yet they may not have clear ideas how to plan it. Most courses offered by their academic programs are aimed for developing discipline-specific knowledge instead of job hunting skills. This course, through career-focused training, reinforces their skills in job hunting. They can better understand the employment situation in the global job market. Although the course content revolves around career planning and employment situation, it also enhances the students’ English language proficiency as the course will be conducted in English language and the use of the course materials will also be English-only texts. Students’ immersion in an English-only context will allow them to gain familiarity with and confidence in global job market's English use.

課程概述

This 3-credit course provides an excellent opportunity for students to learn and practice effective English language skills as well as sophisticated strategies for job hunting and career planning. Senior students in the job application process will find this course particularly beneficial. The course introduces problems frequently encountered by job seekers and analyzes big companies′ recruitment processes. Students taking this class can prepare themselves for career success via various skills that are covered in the course, including real & fake jobs verification, connecting with head hunters, self-promoting strategies, English resume and cover letter writing, recruitment process, job interviews preparation, salary negotiation strategies, and solutions for struggling careers. The students will be immersed in an English-only learning context full of effective hands-on activities such as mock interviews and teacher-student writing conferences to gain work-related experience as well as confidence in using English to prepare for their professional development.

基本資料

選修課，學分數：3-0
上課時間：五/3,4,B[LAN009]
修課班級：共選修2-4,碩博
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：第一堂課未出席者視同放棄。未通過英文能力畢業門檻者可優先加選。教師自主加選。

參考書目

Course materials are articles retrieved from professional human resource websites.