Mediators: Department EILA Paris Diderot University

Pre-requisite: Participants must have a level 5 or 6 on the Paris Diderot on-line level test to attend this seminar.

Preparation before the session: participants must select a real job/post-doc offer on the internet and prepare a CV and cover letter accordingly. The job offer, CV (.doc only) and cover letter (.doc only) must be sent electronically in advance.

Participants are also asked to prepare a PowerPoint presentation on a subject of their choice. The presentation should last SEVEN minutes and should contain no more than FOUR slides. Participants should bring their presentation to the session on a stick drive.

Details:

Session 1 Opening Session
Welcome and introductions
Review of course objectives
Controlling and checking understanding in English
Introduction to cross-cultural communication
Social contacts in a professional context
Politeness
Language input for professional presentations

Session 2
Professional presentations and feedback
Handling a question-and-answer session
Email and memo writing

Session 3
CVs and cover letters: strategies and feedback
Job interview simulations
Final role play: multi-national company meeting, strategies, reaching a consensus
Final feedback from participants