Tuesday 6 September 2016
Monday's assignment
Good morning everyone,
Hope that everyone has enjoyed your summer vacation. Have a look at the above drawing and think how you can relate to it. Try to consider the following questions and then write one paragraph as a quick reflection on that picture.
- How do you see it?
- What do you think the artist wanted to say?
- What caused this situation from your point of view?
- How can it be solved?
- Give a title to the drawing.
I can tell from this picture that we can see something from somebody's outside, but we can't tell somebody's inside. As a saying: "You can not judge the book from the cover." And I think the artist may wanted to say that we need to rebuild our relationships right now and how to break isolated relationship ice?
From my point of view, I already have cold relationships with my relatives, family and friends. Furthermore, I really believe the new relationship in Canada is quiet important, and also how to build and maintain the new relationship and how to rebuild the old one. That's what I need to learn the most. It is the most important that I need to learn the canadian culture and local communication skills in firm .In terms of my old friends,I have a good friend in China, and we haven't contacted with each other. My relationship with her is considerably cooler.And I need to contact her on my own. And I am going to give her a call, say how is she going on so far. And also I will contact her consistently.
Monday 8 August 2016
Thursday's assignment
LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking service that extends your network circle.
Task 1:
Write in point form up to ten
accomplishments you have accomplished in your profession life. Make sure
to start with action verbs.
1.taught students in university for more than 9 years
2.impacted numorous students on their career desicion and direction of individual development
3.supervised students to complete 2 projects of education ministry and 3 projects of enterpreneur
4.administrated and organized 9 design workshops
5.inspired and enlightened numorous students on perception of art design
6. I am a attractive and moderate teacher
Task 2:
Create your ‘Power Statement’ now,
don’t be afraid to go back as far as you need and write an inventory of
your "15 minutes of fame." Use this website to help you out to create your profile. Click on this link and create your own profile. Make sure to use your ‘’Power Statement” to impress employers!
1. I am impactive and attractive. For example, numorous students made their right career desicions, completed successfully curricula studies and bulit right exact direction of individual development by my instruction.
2. I am innovative and broad-minded.For example, I inspired and enlightened numorous students on perception and insights of art design.
3. I am persistent and conscientious. For example, I taught students in university for more than 9 years.
4. I am attentive listener.For example, I can recognize accurately students' needs and give them precise advice.
5.I am courteous and amiable. Students are very willing to receive my advice.
6. I am excelled at organization management skill. For example, I supervised students to complete 2 projects of education ministry, 3 projects of enterpreneur and 9 design workshops successfully.
Task 3:
After creating a profile, try to connect with at least ten from your classmates today.
Thursday 4 August 2016
Wednesday's assignment
National Occupational Classification
The National Occupational Classification (NOC) is a system of organizing information about occupations in Canada. Every occupation in Canada has a NOC job description, which provides listings of the main duties, employment requirements and job titles. These descriptions are identified by a four-digit code called the NOC code.
Knowing the NOC code for the job you are interested in can make online research easier and quicker. This is because many job search services organize their job listings and occupation information by the NOC code. Here’s how the NOC code works:
• The first number identifies the sector. There are 10 sectors in total (0–9). For example, 0 refers to management occupations, while 6 refers to sales and service occupations.
• The second number refers to the level of education or training the job requires (1–6). Generally:
1 requires a university education
2 or 3 requires a community college or apprenticeship training
4 or 5 requires a high school diploma and/or job-specific training
6 usually requires a short demonstration or on-the-job training
• The third and fourth numbers refer to specific occupations within the sector.
In the example on the right, the 2 refers to the sector Natural and Applied Sciences; the 1 means it generally requires a university degree; together, the code 2146 is the code specific to aerospace engineers. Because the NOC groups occupations that are similar to each other, it is easy to find information about occupations that are related to your occupation of choice. This can be useful if you cannot find a job in your occupation and want to broaden your job search.
Locate the NOC website (www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC).
Task 1:
List the 10 sectors that the first digit of the NOC code refers to. In small groups, brainstorm three occupations for each sector.
401 University professors and post-secondary assistants
402 College and other vocational instructors
- 4021 College and other vocational instructors
403 Secondary and elementary school teachers and educational counsellors
Task 2:
Think of an occupation you would like to enter in Canada (either as a survival job, or in the occupation you are trained for). Which of the above sectors is this occupation in?
College and other vocational instructors
Task 3:
Find the NOC code for an occupation that interests you. Read the NOC description for this occupation.
- How many Major Groups are listed in this sector? What are they? 5,
Major Group 40
Professional occupations in education services Professional occupations in law and social, community and government services
Major Group 41
Professional occupations in law and social, community and government services
Major Group 42
Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services
Major Group 43
Occupations in front-line public protection services
Major Group 44
Care providers and educational, legal and public protection support occupations
- What types of occupations are within this Major Group (represented by the three-digit code)
401 University professors and post-secondary assistants402 College and other vocational instructors 403 Secondary and elementary school teachers and educational counsellors
- Read the example titles in the NOC description. Do you think knowing these titles can be useful in your job search? How? It can be used in linked-in to search job.
- Read the main duties in the NOC description. List the duties you think are most relevant to this position.
- Develop curriculum and prepare teaching materials and outlines for courses
- Prepare, administer and mark tests and papers to evaluate students' progress
- Advise students on program curricula and career decisions
- Provide individualized tutorial or remedial instruction to students who require it
- Supervise independent or group projects, field placements, laboratory work or hands-on training
Task 4:
Prepare a short presentation for the class about this occupation. Include related job titles, main duties and employment requirements.
college teacher/instructor
- advertising art teacher
- applied arts teacher – college level
- English as a second language teacher (ESL) – college level
- fashion design teacher – CEGEP
- fine arts teacher – college level
- graphic arts teacher
- graphic design instructor
- interior design teacher
adult high school teacher
public or privite college teacher
public or privite college teacher
Main duties
College and other vocational instructors perform some or all of the following duties:
- Teach students using a systematic plan of lectures, demonstrations, discussion groups, laboratory work, shop sessions, seminars, case studies, field assignments and independent or group projects
- Develop curriculum and prepare teaching materials and outlines for courses
- Prepare, administer and mark tests and papers to evaluate students' progress
- Advise students on program curricula and career decisions
- Provide individualized tutorial or remedial instruction to students who require it
- Supervise independent or group projects, field placements, laboratory work or hands-on training
- Supervise teaching assistants
- A bachelor's degree, a college diploma or demonstrated expertise in the field of instruction is required.
- A master's degree in the field of instruction may be required.
- A certificate, diploma or degree in adult education may be required.
- Additional courses in teaching or a provincial teaching certificate may be required.
These instructors specialize in particular fields or areas of study such as visual arts, dental hygiene, welding, engineering technology, policing, computer software, management and early childhood education.
Employment requirements
Thursday 28 July 2016
Wednesday's assignment
Good morning everyone,
Please go back to yesterday's handout. There are two to three writing tasks that we have postponed. Each one of you is required to pick one of these tasks and write an email or letter to a friend.
After that, get a partner to edit it for you, following the system we had before.
We are on a mission to help out with the movie project. I'll see you before lunch today.
Please go back to yesterday's handout. There are two to three writing tasks that we have postponed. Each one of you is required to pick one of these tasks and write an email or letter to a friend.
After that, get a partner to edit it for you, following the system we had before.
We are on a mission to help out with the movie project. I'll see you before lunch today.
meeting notes
1.introduction
We will discuss our main issues about soft skills of our hiring persons.
Everyone can raise your points to us.
2.supporting points
Jack: I think new hires need be more patient and they need to be efficient.
Jane:They should catch exactly what the supervisors' instructions and figure out what they mean.
Tom: They also must be on the dot. Some of the persons we hired are little slacking-off.
Rose:Maybe they need know well our ritual,and make them turn a good transition.
3.a conclusion
Consequently, we have a conclusion that the new hires need to be more patient,work efficiently
And they should understand what his leaders mean.And they need be punctual. It is quick to be fit in for new hires.
Monday 25 July 2016
Good afternoon everyone,
In order to get familiar with the Canadian workplace, there are a lot of things we need to consider.
Here is a list of business idioms that are taken from this website. Please go over them and try to understand each one’s meaning and then follow the tasks below.
Task one:
Pick five to six of the following idioms and use them in sentences of your own.
1.I needs to frequently touch base with me counselor.
2.It's difficult to twist my boss arm to get him to agree with me.
3.As we just came to Canada, job research is going to be an uphill battle.
3.My co-worker worked so hard,and she had upper hand in our teamwork.
4.We hope that we all co-workers are in win-win situation.
5. We are looking for job chances, and we can see the writing on the wall.
Edited by Keith
1.I needs to frequently touch base with my counselor.
2.It's difficult to twist my boss's arm to my opinion.
3.As we just came to Canada, job research would be an uphill battle.
3.My co-worker worked so hard,and she had upper hand in our teamwork.
4.We hope that we all co-workers are in win-win situation.
5. We are looking for job chances, and we can see the writing on the wall.
Task two:
Compose a short story about any event/meeting that has happened to you at your previous workplace. Use at least five to six from these idioms n your story.
In once meeting, my boss assigned work to us. In this process, we discussed our task.
We had to twist someone 's arm, as he or she just suggested their ideas which hasn't been proved.
Our task is an uphill battle.And a lot of things is still up in the air.One of our co-worker was more experienced, and she has upper hand in our discussion. Finally, parts of decision has been made,and we can see the writing on the wall.
Take three:
Request two from your peers to check and edit your work before you publish it on your blog.
time's up
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"Time's up" means that the time for something or someone has ended.
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I think his time's up as the CEO. They're going to replace him as soon as they find a suitable candidate.
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touch base
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To "touch base¨ means to make contact with someone.
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Let me make a few phone calls to try to get an answer to your question. I'll touch base with you later today.
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twist someone's arm
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To "twist someone's arm" means to persuade or convince someone to do something that he or she does not want to do.
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The owner thought the advertising budget was a little high. We had to twist his arm to get him to agree to it.
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under the table
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Something done secretly (and usually illegally) in the business world is done "under the table."
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To avoid paying taxes, they paid some of their employees under the table.
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up in the air
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If something is undecided, it is "up in the air."
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We're looking for a test market right now, but nothing has been decided yet. Everything's still up in the air.
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uphill battle
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Something that is difficult to achieve because of obstacles and difficulties is an ¨uphill battle.¨
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Winning the election is going to be an uphill battle. He doesn't have a lot of support at the moment.
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upper hand
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If someone has an advantage over someone else, he or she has the "upper hand."
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He was more experienced and well respected, so he had the upper hand in the argument.
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white collar
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A ¨white collar worker¨ is someone who works in an office (customer service, management, sales, etc.) The opposite of a white collar worker is a ¨blue collar worker.¨ A blue collar worker is someone who works with his or her hands (manufacturing, construction, maintenance, etc.) ¨White collar¨ (and ¨blue collar¨can also be used to describe a job, position, or place.
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There are mostly manufacturing positions here. There aren't a lot of white-collar jobs here.
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win-win situation
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A "win-win situation" is a situation where everyone involved gains something.
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We were happy to get the contract, and they were happy to get such a good price. It was a win-win situation.
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word of mouth
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If something spreads by "word of mouth," people hear about it by informal conversation with friends, family members, acquaintances, etc.
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A lot of local restaurants rely on word of mouth to get new customers.
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writing on the wall
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The "writing on the wall" refers to the evidence and clues that something (usually negative) is going to happen.
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I'm going to get my resume ready. I can see the writing on the wall.
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yes man
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A ¨yes man¨ is someone who always agrees with his or her superiors.
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The company isn't looking to hire someone who is going to try to make a lot of changes. They're basically just looking for a yes man.
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Friday's Field Trip
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| A monstrous deep fried blooming onion at the Ribfest! |
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