UHL 2432 ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

SEMESTER II 2014/2015

WEEKLY PLANNER

WEEK / FIRST MEETING / SECOND MEETING
1 / Job Search Skills
(23/2 – 27/2) / Introduction to the course -
Icebreaking / 1.2 Introduction to Job Search
1.2.1. Job Hunting Strategies
2 / Job Search Skills
(2/3 – 6/3) / 1.3 Preparing for Employment
1.3.1 Researching Employers
1.4 Mini Project Presentation – Briefing
1.4.1 Employer Profiling / 1.4.2 Presentation Skills – A Quick Review
3 / Job Search Skills
(9/3 –13/3) / 1.5 Preparing Employment Documents
1.5.1 Resume
i) Types of resume
ii) Formats of resume
iii) Language for resume
iv) Drafting a resume
*Finalise/check students’ names after the OR registration week / 1.5.1 Resume
iv) Writing a resume
*Finalise/check students’ names after the OR registration week
4 / Job Search Skills
(16/3 – 20/3) / 1.5.2 Cover letter / Continue with activities from the previous lessons
Assessment 1: Writing a cover letter (10%)
5 / Job Search Skills
(23/3 – 27/3) / Assessment 2: Presentation of mini-project (20%)
6 / Job Search Skills
(30/3 – 3/4) / 1.6 Preparing for and Attending a Job Interview
1.6.1 Effective language for interviews
1.6.2 Frequently asked interview questions and answering tips / 1.6.3 The do’s and don’ts in attending job interviews*video clips
1.6.4 The do’s and don’ts for interviewers and interviewees
7 / Job Search Skills
(6/4 – 8/4) / 1.6.5 Role-play mock-job interview / 1.6.6 Post-interview communication
(9/4 – 10/4) / Mid-semester break
*Classes will be conducted on 6/4 – 8/4 to replace UMP CNY break on 16 – 18 February)
* UMP-KI 1st evaluation
8 / Job Search Skills
(13/4 – 17/4 ) / Assessment 3: Mock-job interview (20%)
9 / Business Correspondence Skills
( 20/4 – 24/4) / 2.1 Introduction to Business Writing / 2.2 Writing Enquiries and Replies to Enquiries
2.2.1 Layout
2.2.2 Guidelines for structuring business messages
2.2.3 Language expressions
10 / Business Correspondence Skills
(27/4 – 1/5 ) / 2.3 Writing Complaints and Adjustments
2.3.1 Guidelines for making a complaint
2.3.2 Guidelines for responding to a complaint
2.3.3 Language Expressions
*Finalise/check students’ names after the withdrawal week / Continue with activities from the previous lessons
Assessment 4: Writing Business Correspondence (10%)
*Finalise/check students’ names after the withdrawal week
11 / Group Communication Skills
(4/5 – 8/5) / 3.1 MEETING SKILLS
3.1.1 Definitions of a meeting
3.1.2 Forms of meetings
3.1.3 Purpose of meeting (internal / external)
3.1.4 How to conduct an effective meeting / 3.1.5  Roles in meetings
i)  Language input for leading a meeting
ii)  Language input for participating in meetings
12 / Group Communication Skills
(11/5 – 15/5 ) / 3.2 MEETINGS DOCUMENTATION
3.2.1 Notice of Meeting
3.2.2 Meeting Agenda
i. Inform students of the Assessment 5 – Final Project (Discuss the marking schemes)
ii. Assign group – Decide 2 problems at the workplace / 3.2.3 Minutes of Meeting
i) Types of Minutes
ii) Language Skills Required for the Writing of Minutes
iii. Create notice with agenda
iv. Send the notice to all committee members via email
v. Write a meeting script
13 / Group Communication Skills
( 18/5 – 22/5) / 3.2.3 Minutes of Meeting
- Exercises / Role-play of meeting
14 / Group Communication Skills
(25/5 – 29/5 ) / Assessment 5: Final project - Meeting Skills (40%)
1.  Meeting presentation
2.  Submission of
a.  Notice with Agenda
b.  Meeting script
c.  Minutes of resolution
15 / (1/6 – 5/6 ) / Study week
* UMP-KI 2nd evaluation

SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENTS

Assessments / Week / Time Alloted / C0 / Mark Alloted / %
1 / Writing a cover letter (Individual) / 4 / 1 hour 30 minutes / [C01, P04] / 25 / 10%
2 / Presentation of mini project (Pair-work) / 5 / 10 minutes presentation / [C02, P04] / 75 / 20%
3 / Mock-job interview (Group) / 8 / 30 minutes / [C03, P04] / 100 / 20%
4 / Writing business correspondence (Individual) / 10 / 1 hour 30 minutes / [C01, P04] / 30 / 10%
5 / Final Project - Meetings Skills (Group-work) / 14 / 15 minutes meeting / [C01, C04, P04, P08] / 115 / 40%
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