ENGLISH WRITINGThiểu năng

ENGLISH WRITINGThiểu năng

Session 7Module IV

Instructor: Hồ Lê Vũ

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OVERVIEW

• Warm-up• Application components• Resume/CV preparation (part 1)

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Previously on Thiểu Năng…

• Feedback: Em nghĩ là bọn em nên có tài liệu các tài liệu tham khảo, giáotrình cho buổi học mới trước khi nó diễn ra (ví dụ như là: về Thematicprogression improment techniques thì có thể tham khảo một tài liệu này, vềTheme and Rheme thì có thể đọc trước tài liệu kia)– This course has not been developed from any standard curricula and it is the first

course in the world (to my knowledge) to teach English argumentative writingbased on main differences between English and Vietnamese.

– Theoretical background: Contrastive Rhetoric and Systemic Functional Linguistic(Rheme/Theme, TP progression, Appraisal Resources)

– It is neither a graduate course nor a linguistics one.– The syllabus is still in the process of development→ let me know if any part of the materials does not make sense to you.

• Feedback: Em nghĩ là bọn em nên có tài liệu các tài liệu tham khảo, giáotrình cho buổi học mới trước khi nó diễn ra (ví dụ như là: về Thematicprogression improment techniques thì có thể tham khảo một tài liệu này, vềTheme and Rheme thì có thể đọc trước tài liệu kia)– This course has not been developed from any standard curricula and it is the first

course in the world (to my knowledge) to teach English argumentative writingbased on main differences between English and Vietnamese.

– Theoretical background: Contrastive Rhetoric and Systemic Functional Linguistic(Rheme/Theme, TP progression, Appraisal Resources)

– It is neither a graduate course nor a linguistics one.– The syllabus is still in the process of development→ let me know if any part of the materials does not make sense to you.

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WARM-UP

• Food for thought (taken from actual CVs)• Objective: Student today. Vice president tomorrow.• Desired salary: The higher the better.• Marital status: Single. Unmarried. Unengaged. Uninvolved. No

commitments.• Sex: Occasionally• Education: A bachelorette degree in computers.• Other qualifications: Twin sister has accounting degree.• Working experiences: Wholly responsible for two failed financial

institutions.

• Food for thought (taken from actual CVs)• Objective: Student today. Vice president tomorrow.• Desired salary: The higher the better.• Marital status: Single. Unmarried. Unengaged. Uninvolved. No

commitments.• Sex: Occasionally• Education: A bachelorette degree in computers.• Other qualifications: Twin sister has accounting degree.• Working experiences: Wholly responsible for two failed financial

institutions.

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WARM-UP• Food for thought (cont.)

• Language skills: Exposure to German for two years, but many words arenot appropriate for academic use.

• Language skills: being bi-lingual in three languages• Special skills: can stand on my head for a few minutes• Personal interests: Donating blood. Fourteen liters so far• Other interests: Playing with my two dogs (they actually belong to my

wife but I love the dogs more than my wife)• References: Please do not contact my immediate supervisor at the

company. My neighbors will give me a better reference.• Emergency Contact Number: 911

• Food for thought (cont.)• Language skills: Exposure to German for two years, but many words are

not appropriate for academic use.• Language skills: being bi-lingual in three languages• Special skills: can stand on my head for a few minutes• Personal interests: Donating blood. Fourteen liters so far• Other interests: Playing with my two dogs (they actually belong to my

wife but I love the dogs more than my wife)• References: Please do not contact my immediate supervisor at the

company. My neighbors will give me a better reference.• Emergency Contact Number: 911

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• Package– Resume (CV)– Personal statement (PS)/Statement of Purpose (SOP)– Letters of recommendation (LORs)– Awards and testimonials– Application package: other necessary components– Professor contact– Final interview– Writing sample(s)

• Why RESUME comes first?– Resume vs. CV: do we need a full CV for our application?

APPLICATION PACKAGE

• Package– Resume (CV)– Personal statement (PS)/Statement of Purpose (SOP)– Letters of recommendation (LORs)– Awards and testimonials– Application package: other necessary components– Professor contact– Final interview– Writing sample(s)

• Why RESUME comes first?– Resume vs. CV: do we need a full CV for our application?

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RESUME STRUCTURE• Objectives, research interests• Contact information• Education• Relevant experiences

– teaching experiences– research experiences– other professional/working experiences

• Honors, awards and grants• Publications and conference presentations• Extracurricular / Community activities• Professional affiliations• Other qualifications (language, computer, statistics, etc.)• Personal hobbies/interests• References

• Objectives, research interests• Contact information• Education• Relevant experiences

– teaching experiences– research experiences– other professional/working experiences

• Honors, awards and grants• Publications and conference presentations• Extracurricular / Community activities• Professional affiliations• Other qualifications (language, computer, statistics, etc.)• Personal hobbies/interests• References

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Objectives, research interests– short-term vs. long-term goals– be concise but specific

• Example: seeking a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics

– summarize your research interests with three to sixkeywords

• Example: Vocabulary development, translation & L2 writing

• Objectives, research interests– short-term vs. long-term goals– be concise but specific

• Example: seeking a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics

– summarize your research interests with three to sixkeywords

• Example: Vocabulary development, translation & L2 writing

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Objectives: problematic examples– Seeking a Professor position in a well-known university

• seeking an academic faculty position (tenure track) in an well-knownaccredited tertiary institution

– Example: Seeking a Master Scholarship in Public Relations• Seeking a Master’s degree in Public Relations (with financial aid)

• Objectives: problematic examples– Seeking a Professor position in a well-known university

• seeking an academic faculty position (tenure track) in an well-knownaccredited tertiary institution

– Example: Seeking a Master Scholarship in Public Relations• Seeking a Master’s degree in Public Relations (with financial aid)

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Objectives: problematic examples– Information technology is my passion since I was a high school student.

Therefore, I always want to go to a world top-level university to have anopportunity to obtain more useful knowledge in IT field.

• provide too much details• more appropriate for SOP

– I want to become a Marketing Manager in a foreign company• seeking a Marketing Manager position in a...• (size) small-sized | mid-sized• (nationality) international | multinational corporation• (industry) in IT | telecommunication | the hospitality industry

• Objectives: problematic examples– Information technology is my passion since I was a high school student.

Therefore, I always want to go to a world top-level university to have anopportunity to obtain more useful knowledge in IT field.

• provide too much details• more appropriate for SOP

– I want to become a Marketing Manager in a foreign company• seeking a Marketing Manager position in a...• (size) small-sized | mid-sized• (nationality) international | multinational corporation• (industry) in IT | telecommunication | the hospitality industry

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Research interests: problematic examples– Applied Geographic Information System in Forest Resources and

Management– Internationalization of SMEs→ seem a bit narrow. Use several keywords peculiar to your own discipline→ the risk of having too narrow or broad research interests→ the professor-matching process, more important for Ph.D. students

• Research interests: problematic examples– Applied Geographic Information System in Forest Resources and

Management– Internationalization of SMEs→ seem a bit narrow. Use several keywords peculiar to your own discipline→ the risk of having too narrow or broad research interests→ the professor-matching process, more important for Ph.D. students

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Contact information– full name, postal address, phone, fax, and e-mail for home and office– Name, Addr., Tel, Fax, Email, (H), (O) & (M)– Notes:

• Gender, DOB, marital status, nationality normally NOT required– Why so?

• Work/school email should be included (if you have one)• If you provide a personal email, make sure it’s neutral and not

something like Imsodrunk@gmail.com or Iloveporn@yahoo.com• you may indicate that you prefer which email for program

communication– Emails: personalemail@yahoo.com (preferred), workemail@yahoo.com

• Contact information– full name, postal address, phone, fax, and e-mail for home and office– Name, Addr., Tel, Fax, Email, (H), (O) & (M)– Notes:

• Gender, DOB, marital status, nationality normally NOT required– Why so?

• Work/school email should be included (if you have one)• If you provide a personal email, make sure it’s neutral and not

something like Imsodrunk@gmail.com or Iloveporn@yahoo.com• you may indicate that you prefer which email for program

communication– Emails: personalemail@yahoo.com (preferred), workemail@yahoo.com

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Education– list chronologically, with the most recent first

• list degrees BEFORE certificates

– include date of graduation (or a date range), type of degreeand major, affiliation (department and university), GPA, classstanding, title of thesis/dissertation

• for graduate application, ONLY list postsecondary schools• The date the degree was awarded (Month and Year) is preferred• indicate expected graduation date for degrees not yet completed• Overall/cumulative GPA vs. Major GPA: which to be used?• Class standing and GPA:

– class vs. section (e.g., class size 210, section size around 30)– specialized class vs. graduating class

• Education– list chronologically, with the most recent first

• list degrees BEFORE certificates

– include date of graduation (or a date range), type of degreeand major, affiliation (department and university), GPA, classstanding, title of thesis/dissertation

• for graduate application, ONLY list postsecondary schools• The date the degree was awarded (Month and Year) is preferred• indicate expected graduation date for degrees not yet completed• Overall/cumulative GPA vs. Major GPA: which to be used?• Class standing and GPA:

– class vs. section (e.g., class size 210, section size around 30)– specialized class vs. graduating class

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Education– Example:

May 06 Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics, Department ofClassical and Modern Languages and Literatures, TexasTech University, U.S.GPA: 4.0 (A+ for thesis)Thesis: Personalized vocabulary development andorganization based on the mechanism of association.

Aug 90-May 95 Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronics and ComputerScience, Electronics and Telecommunication School,Hanoi University of Technology.GPA: 7.85 (Class standing: graduated 3rd in the class of30)

• Education– Example:

May 06 Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics, Department ofClassical and Modern Languages and Literatures, TexasTech University, U.S.GPA: 4.0 (A+ for thesis)Thesis: Personalized vocabulary development andorganization based on the mechanism of association.

Aug 90-May 95 Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronics and ComputerScience, Electronics and Telecommunication School,Hanoi University of Technology.GPA: 7.85 (Class standing: graduated 3rd in the class of30)

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Education– Example (cont.):

Certificates Certificate on Unix Systems Development by TheAssociation for Overseas Technical Scholarship, JapanCertificates on Internetworking and LAN Optimization andTroubleshooting by NetLearner, Singapore

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Education: problematic examples• Feb 27th 2009, HANOI MEETING ROOM - MICROSOFT VIETNAM -

10th floor Tung Shing Square, 2 Ngo Quyen Street, Hanoi. Participant,“Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and Team Foundation Server,” lectured by aMicrosoft Vietnam Expert.– Keep in mind: the keyword for resume is succinct– only list certificate courses– don’t mention places, lecturers, etc.

» What if this is a well-known lecturer?→ Certificate in SQL Server 2008 granted by Microsoft [Vietnam]

• Education: problematic examples• Feb 27th 2009, HANOI MEETING ROOM - MICROSOFT VIETNAM -

10th floor Tung Shing Square, 2 Ngo Quyen Street, Hanoi. Participant,“Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and Team Foundation Server,” lectured by aMicrosoft Vietnam Expert.– Keep in mind: the keyword for resume is succinct– only list certificate courses– don’t mention places, lecturers, etc.

» What if this is a well-known lecturer?→ Certificate in SQL Server 2008 granted by Microsoft [Vietnam]

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Relevant experiences– teaching experiences

• Why teaching experiences are important?• List the courses you taught, co-taught or assisted with as a TA.• Mention student level (adult / secondary / high school / college / 8th grade)• Note the institution, supervisor, the number of your TAs (if applicable) and

class size (enrolment).• Notes: exclude private tutor jobs unless you were working for a tutoring

center. Otherwise, put these in the working experience section.

• Relevant experiences– teaching experiences

• Why teaching experiences are important?• List the courses you taught, co-taught or assisted with as a TA.• Mention student level (adult / secondary / high school / college / 8th grade)• Note the institution, supervisor, the number of your TAs (if applicable) and

class size (enrolment).• Notes: exclude private tutor jobs unless you were working for a tutoring

center. Otherwise, put these in the working experience section.

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Teaching experiences– Examples

• Teach (college-level) classes in | on...• TA for classes in....

2008 – 2009 TA-ed two graduate classes on Functional Approaches toLanguage (Fall 08, enrolment: 12) and Applying CognitiveLinguistics to Language (Spring 09, enrolment: 20)Supervisor: Dr. Andrea Tyler, Georgetown University

• Teaching experiences– Examples

• Teach (college-level) classes in | on...• TA for classes in....

2008 – 2009 TA-ed two graduate classes on Functional Approaches toLanguage (Fall 08, enrolment: 12) and Applying CognitiveLinguistics to Language (Spring 09, enrolment: 20)Supervisor: Dr. Andrea Tyler, Georgetown University

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Relevant experiences– research experiences

• List assistantships and other research experience.• Include the institution, research projects, nature of the position, duties, dates,

and supervisor (or advisor/project director).• Mention significant results (e.g. generated papers)

• Relevant experiences– research experiences

• List assistantships and other research experience.• Include the institution, research projects, nature of the position, duties, dates,

and supervisor (or advisor/project director).• Mention significant results (e.g. generated papers)

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Research experiences– Examples

2007 – 2008 principal researcher in a Cognitive Linguistics project onModality Teaching which investigates two currentpedagogical approaches to teaching English modals todetermine if one approach is more effective than the otherSupervisor: Dr. Andrea Tyler.Result: presented two conference papers, co-authoreda journal article and a book chapter

• Research experiences– Examples

2007 – 2008 principal researcher in a Cognitive Linguistics project onModality Teaching which investigates two currentpedagogical approaches to teaching English modals todetermine if one approach is more effective than the otherSupervisor: Dr. Andrea Tyler.Result: presented two conference papers, co-authoreda journal article and a book chapter

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Research experiences– Examples: Cuộc thi or Tuần lễ sinh viên nghiên cứu khoa học

• Student Research Contest or Research Contest for University Students• Undergraduate Student Conference or Conference on Undergraduate

research→ Question: should you present this as a contest or conference?

– Note: you’ll need to mention your research topic, or better yet, the exacttitle of your presented paper.

• Research experiences– Examples: Cuộc thi or Tuần lễ sinh viên nghiên cứu khoa học

• Student Research Contest or Research Contest for University Students• Undergraduate Student Conference or Conference on Undergraduate

research→ Question: should you present this as a contest or conference?

– Note: you’ll need to mention your research topic, or better yet, the exacttitle of your presented paper.

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Research experiences – problematic examples– (Research experience) Built, installed and configured a custom Linux

system from more than 100 packages– (Research experience) Design a resource management system based

on C# and SQL Server for BCHANOI Club→ Comment: do not confuse working experiences with research

experiences.→ what could be implications of mistakes of this type?

• Research experiences – problematic examples– (Research experience) Built, installed and configured a custom Linux

system from more than 100 packages– (Research experience) Design a resource management system based

on C# and SQL Server for BCHANOI Club→ Comment: do not confuse working experiences with research

experiences.→ what could be implications of mistakes of this type?

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Relevant experiences– working experiences or employment history

• include internships, administrative work and part-time/summer jobs• include paid jobs only• include job type (temporary/part-time/full-time/probationary), date range,

position, company name, supervisor’s name and contact info– list major responsibilities and accomplishments

• be specific (e.g., supervise 10 staff or install 100 computers)

• Relevant experiences– working experiences or employment history

• include internships, administrative work and part-time/summer jobs• include paid jobs only• include job type (temporary/part-time/full-time/probationary), date range,

position, company name, supervisor’s name and contact info– list major responsibilities and accomplishments

• be specific (e.g., supervise 10 staff or install 100 computers)

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FUN ACTIVITY

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Working experiences– Examples

• Oversee | supervise ...• Support | assist with...• (be) responsible for | ensure ...• Collaborate with | partner with... | report to...

04/01 – 06/04 Quality Assurance person, Accellion Pte Ltd, Singapore[Supervisor’s name and contact info]- design and implement test plans for in-houseapplications- inspect codes submitted by programming teams andensure integrity- develop test agents to automate various testing tasks

• Working experiences– Examples

• Oversee | supervise ...• Support | assist with...• (be) responsible for | ensure ...• Collaborate with | partner with... | report to...

04/01 – 06/04 Quality Assurance person, Accellion Pte Ltd, Singapore[Supervisor’s name and contact info]- design and implement test plans for in-houseapplications- inspect codes submitted by programming teams andensure integrity- develop test agents to automate various testing tasks

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Working experiences – problematic samples– Achievements:

• Being able to professionally organize and manage lectures.• Designing successfully lectures on computer and combining the fact

examples with the theoretical lessons.• Comment: these are not your achievements. This is how you did your jobs

and you may talk about it in your SOP.– Achievements: highly appreciated by the supervisor for the

professionalism and accuracy of the sub-project.• Comment: only list specific facts (e.g., give specific numbers). Otherwise, talk

about it in your SOP/LORs.

• Working experiences – problematic samples– Achievements:

• Being able to professionally organize and manage lectures.• Designing successfully lectures on computer and combining the fact

examples with the theoretical lessons.• Comment: these are not your achievements. This is how you did your jobs

and you may talk about it in your SOP.– Achievements: highly appreciated by the supervisor for the

professionalism and accuracy of the sub-project.• Comment: only list specific facts (e.g., give specific numbers). Otherwise, talk

about it in your SOP/LORs.

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Working experiences – problematic samples– (Work experience) Office: Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural

Development (VBARD). A 100% State-owned bank, listed in Top TenVietnam Well-known Brands and Top Five Most convenient banks inVietnam in 2009. Website: www.agribank.com.vn

• Comment: more appropriate for SOP/LORs. No need to include URLs ofcompanies, projects and universities

– Fun question: (major responsibilities) Talk in other people’s sleep. So I am…→ College Professor

• Working experiences – problematic samples– (Work experience) Office: Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural

Development (VBARD). A 100% State-owned bank, listed in Top TenVietnam Well-known Brands and Top Five Most convenient banks inVietnam in 2009. Website: www.agribank.com.vn

• Comment: more appropriate for SOP/LORs. No need to include URLs ofcompanies, projects and universities

– Fun question: (major responsibilities) Talk in other people’s sleep. So I am…→ College Professor

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RESUME STRUCTURE• Honors, awards and grants

– include the date awarded, award’s title and granting institution.– give a brief description of the award’s nature (if necessary)– explain how hard/rare for one to receive this honor (if possible)– mention frequency (annually, monthly, etc.)– Award types

• graduation honor• research grant: why this is important?

→ watch a sample video– talk about this in both awards and research experience sections. Also

mention the amount of fund.→ Question: How can you get a research grant?

• scholarship/fellowship• competition/contest prize

– team vs. individual (by default) events• work performance• community contribution

• Honors, awards and grants– include the date awarded, award’s title and granting institution.– give a brief description of the award’s nature (if necessary)– explain how hard/rare for one to receive this honor (if possible)– mention frequency (annually, monthly, etc.)– Award types

• graduation honor• research grant: why this is important?

→ watch a sample video– talk about this in both awards and research experience sections. Also

mention the amount of fund.→ Question: How can you get a research grant?

• scholarship/fellowship• competition/contest prize

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Honors, awards and grants– Examples:

06 - 11 Graduate School Fellowship granted by Georgetown University2003 Award for Excellence by Literati Club, Emerald, UK for the

paper on Effective techniques for automatic extraction of webpublications.

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Honors, awards and grants– Examples (cont.):

1997 Annual Award for Excellent Services granted by Ministry of Financeof Vietnam. Awarded to the top two individuals per department.or Awarded to the two top-performing staffs in a department of hundreds

90 - 95 Government-sponsored Scholarship granted annually by Ministry ofEducation and Training. 1st year based on entrance exam results,subsequent years on academic performance

2005 Silver Medal in the National Mathematic Contest for High SchoolStudents organized by Ministry of Education and Training ofVietnam

• Honors, awards and grants– Examples (cont.):

1997 Annual Award for Excellent Services granted by Ministry of Financeof Vietnam. Awarded to the top two individuals per department.or Awarded to the two top-performing staffs in a department of hundreds

90 - 95 Government-sponsored Scholarship granted annually by Ministry ofEducation and Training. 1st year based on entrance exam results,subsequent years on academic performance

2005 Silver Medal in the National Mathematic Contest for High SchoolStudents organized by Ministry of Education and Training ofVietnam

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Honors, awards and grants – problematic examples– Fellowship for undergraduate studies

• scholarship– Received an award for excellent students

• sound too general• for students with outstanding/excellent scholastic/academic

achievement/performance/community services

• Honors, awards and grants – problematic examples– Fellowship for undergraduate studies

• scholarship– Received an award for excellent students

• sound too general• for students with outstanding/excellent scholastic/academic

achievement/performance/community services

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Honors, awards and grants – problematic examples– 2004 Award from The People’s Committee of Hanoi

• what kind of award?• for what achievement?• selection criteria?• number of awardees

• Honors, awards and grants – problematic examples– 2004 Award from The People’s Committee of Hanoi

• what kind of award?• for what achievement?• selection criteria?• number of awardees

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FUN ACTIVITY

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Publications and conference presentations– only include ACADEMIC RESEARCH papers– cite using the appropriate style for your discipline (i.e., APA

or MLA)– only use internationally recognized citation standards (not

the Vietnamese one)• Notes: for Vietnamese articles, keep the original title and provide a

translation

• Publications and conference presentations– only include ACADEMIC RESEARCH papers– cite using the appropriate style for your discipline (i.e., APA

or MLA)– only use internationally recognized citation standards (not

the Vietnamese one)• Notes: for Vietnamese articles, keep the original title and provide a

translation

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RESUME STRUCTURECitation samples (APA style):• Tyler, A., Mueller, C., Ho, V. (2011). Applying cognitive linguistics to learning the

semantics of English to, for and at: An experimental investigation. Vigo InternationalJournal of Applied Linguistics 8, 122-140 (in print).

• Ho, V. (2009). Differences between Vietnamese, EFL and English argumentativeessays: Pedagogical implications for EFL academic writing classes. 2009Symposium on Second Language Writing, 5 – 7 November, Tempe, AZ, USA.

• Ho, L.V., & Pratt, C. (2006). A Software-Based Learning Program for VocabularyOrganization and Recall. Proceedings of DigitalStream 2006: EmergingTechnologies in Teaching Languages and Culture Conference, 23-25 March,Monterey Bay, California.

• Ho, L.V., Fong, A.C.M., & Hui, S.C. (2002). Effective techniques for automaticextraction of Web publications. Online Information Review 26 (1), 4-18.

• Ho, V., & Pratt, C. Lexical association patterns and consistency by L2 learners:Implications for developing a software-based personalized vocabulary organizer.(submitted | accepted)

Citation samples (APA style):• Tyler, A., Mueller, C., Ho, V. (2011). Applying cognitive linguistics to learning the

semantics of English to, for and at: An experimental investigation. Vigo InternationalJournal of Applied Linguistics 8, 122-140 (in print).

• Ho, V. (2009). Differences between Vietnamese, EFL and English argumentativeessays: Pedagogical implications for EFL academic writing classes. 2009Symposium on Second Language Writing, 5 – 7 November, Tempe, AZ, USA.

• Ho, L.V., & Pratt, C. (2006). A Software-Based Learning Program for VocabularyOrganization and Recall. Proceedings of DigitalStream 2006: EmergingTechnologies in Teaching Languages and Culture Conference, 23-25 March,Monterey Bay, California.

• Ho, L.V., Fong, A.C.M., & Hui, S.C. (2002). Effective techniques for automaticextraction of Web publications. Online Information Review 26 (1), 4-18.

• Ho, V., & Pratt, C. Lexical association patterns and consistency by L2 learners:Implications for developing a software-based personalized vocabulary organizer.(submitted | accepted)

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Extracurricular/Community activities– the interests one has outside of the academic– List service activities, committee memberships and other volunteer

works. Be concise.– Examples: A key member of the … high school/university Alumni

Association• Why this matters?

• Extracurricular/Community activities– the interests one has outside of the academic– List service activities, committee memberships and other volunteer

works. Be concise.– Examples: A key member of the … high school/university Alumni

Association• Why this matters?

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Professional affiliations– Example

since 08/04 American Council on The Teaching of Foreign Languages(ACTFL)

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RESUME STRUCTURE• Other qualifications (language, computer, statistics)

– Language skills:• list your native language and other languages you are proficient in• indicate proficiency or standardized test scores (and also the test

DATE)• Examples

Vietnamese native speakerEnglish 660 on TOEFL PBT, 6.0 on TWE (Test date: May 03)French Can communicate fluently both orally and in writing

• Other qualifications (language, computer, statistics)– Language skills:

• list your native language and other languages you are proficient in• indicate proficiency or standardized test scores (and also the test

DATE)• Examples

Vietnamese native speakerEnglish 660 on TOEFL PBT, 6.0 on TWE (Test date: May 03)French Can communicate fluently both orally and in writing

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Other qualifications (cont.)– Language skills – problematic examples:

• Example: Certificate of Japanese Proficiency, Level: 2– Certificate in Japanese language– Intermediate level? Level 2 out of...?

• Other qualifications (cont.)– Language skills – problematic examples:

• Example: Certificate of Japanese Proficiency, Level: 2– Certificate in Japanese language– Intermediate level? Level 2 out of...?

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Other qualifications (cont.)– Computer skills:

• List software programs with which you're familiar• Examples

well versed in Microsoft Office software and Photoshop CSUse MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint for study and work

• Other qualifications (cont.)– Computer skills:

• List software programs with which you're familiar• Examples

well versed in Microsoft Office software and Photoshop CSUse MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint for study and work

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RESUME STRUCTURE• Other qualifications (cont.)

– statistics skills:• why this is important?• list statistics courses that you’ve taken and statistics programs with which

you’re (most) familiar.• list data analysis techniques and statistics software (e.g., STATA and SPSS)

with which you have experience– other standardized test scores

• Examples12/03 GRE Score: 1570 (800 in Quantitative, 770 in Verbal, ranked in top < 1%)11/98 GMAT Score: 730 (51 in Quantitative, 36 in Verbal, ranked in top 1%)

• Other qualifications (cont.)– statistics skills:

• why this is important?• list statistics courses that you’ve taken and statistics programs with which

you’re (most) familiar.• list data analysis techniques and statistics software (e.g., STATA and SPSS)

with which you have experience– other standardized test scores

• Examples12/03 GRE Score: 1570 (800 in Quantitative, 770 in Verbal, ranked in top < 1%)11/98 GMAT Score: 730 (51 in Quantitative, 36 in Verbal, ranked in top 1%)

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RESUME STRUCTURE• Other qualifications (cont.)

– Statistics skills – problematic examples:• Mathematical Analysis, literature analysis and search from journals (Pubmed,

Sciencedirect, Wiley…) and textbooks, Image analysis of surfacecharacteristics and structure of micocapsules, graph, table analysis.

→ literature review and data analysis are not statistics→ what could be implications of mistakes of this kind?

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• Personal hobbies/interests– be succinct (no more than one line)– Examples

Badminton, reading, singing and making fun of my students

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RESUME STRUCTURE

• References– Ask for permission from qualified references, who will speak highly of

you.– Provide their name, title, office, office phone number and (preferably)

work e-mail.– Example: [Dr.] A BC [(Ph.D.)], [Assistant | Associate] Professor, Chair of

Linguistics Department, Georgetown University

• References– Ask for permission from qualified references, who will speak highly of

you.– Provide their name, title, office, office phone number and (preferably)

work e-mail.– Example: [Dr.] A BC [(Ph.D.)], [Assistant | Associate] Professor, Chair of

Linguistics Department, Georgetown University

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FUN ACTIVITY

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HOMEWORK

• For session 10:• Create a new or revise your current CV based on what you learned in

class today. Print out a copy and bring it to class for a peer review.• review the sample résumé on the hand-out, focusing on

– organization– content

» sufficiency and redundancy» appropriateness

– language use

• For session 10:• Create a new or revise your current CV based on what you learned in

class today. Print out a copy and bring it to class for a peer review.• review the sample résumé on the hand-out, focusing on

– organization– content

» sufficiency and redundancy» appropriateness

– language use

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LAST LAUGH

• Should you lie on your résumé?– Watch a comedy in which the guy lied about having a solid dance

background.

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