Welcome to VESL Vocational English as a Second Language Program

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Welcome to VESLVocational English as a Second
Language Program

• Introduction
• Week ONE

Course Syllabus, Name Card, Career Planning
Workbook
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Agenda

• Course Syllabus
• Ice Breaker
• Why Worksheet
• Career Decision Model
• Career Theories
• Homework

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Course Syllabus

• Students Basic Information
• Course Objectives
• Course Requirements
• Attendance/Participation
• Homework
• Cover Letter, Resume, Interview VESL Ed Plan
• Portfolio/Career Planning Workbook
• Other Information

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College Expectation

• Attend all classes
• Initiative Responsibility
• Be prompt
• Be respectful to your classmates and Mt. SAC
  Staff
• Ask for help
• Know your Syllabus its your contract!

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VESL Certificate Program
Subject Semester ONE Semester TWO
English Advanced Speaking Writing AMLA or Credit English (REGISTER Yourself)
Computer Keyboarding (CS 11) Microcomputer Application (CSB 15) (ESL will register you)
Career Career Life Planning Vocational / Elective (Credit or Noncredit) (REGISTER Yourself)
Note To receive a VESL Certificate , you must successfully complete All courses in VESL semester ONE and VESL semester TWO Note To receive a VESL Certificate , you must successfully complete All courses in VESL semester ONE and VESL semester TWO Note To receive a VESL Certificate , you must successfully complete All courses in VESL semester ONE and VESL semester TWO
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Career Planning Workbook

• Note
• Bring to every to every class session
• You may write and take notes in workbook
• If you complete the course, then you may keep the
  workbook

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Ice Breaker

1. Draw your favorite food
2. Draw your favorite hobby
3. Draw your favorite vacation/place you visited
4. Draw your country or where you are from

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Michael
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Workbook page 6
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Why are you here?

• Complete the Why? Worksheet
• Why am I attending Mt. SAC?
• To learn English
• Why am I learning English?
• To get an education
• Why am I getting a better education?
• To get a bachelor degree
• Why am I getting a bachelor degree?
• To make more money
• Why am I making more money?
• To provide for myself and my family

Workbook page 7
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Ideal Qualities

• Professor

• Student

Workbook page 9
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The Perfect Teacher Student

• Perfect teacher
• Teach well
• Show up on time
• Be patience
• Speak clearly
• Listen
• Be prepared for class
• Help students
• Be dynamics
• Have a sense of humor
• Be professional
• Be understanding of students issues
• Be nice
• Be fair
• Have no preference among students
• Force student to do what every I want

• Perfect student
• Come on time
• Do homework
• Participate
• Good behavior
• Get good grades
• Have good attendance
• Be respectful to each other
• Set or have goals
• Ask questions
• Be open-minded
• Do your best
• Understand your mistakes
• Speak English in the classroom
• Value other peoples opinion/beliefs
• Have a sense of humor

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Career Decision (Development) Model

• Assess (Assessment Self-Reflection)
• Who am I?
• What am I interested in?
• What do I have to offer (abilities, values,
  skills, knowledge, etc.)?
• Explore (Research Evaluate)
• What choices do I have?
• What is available for me?
• How do I make the best decision for myself?
• How can I get more information?
• What is important to me?
• Act (Planning Taking Action)
• How can I get experience (internship)?
• What is my game plan? What is the next step?
• How do I get from here to there?
• How will I create/develop my Cover Letter, Resume
  and Interview Skills?

Workbook page 10
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Career Theories

• What is a theory?
• A relationship between two variables
• How people job matches
• People are happy when they meet their needs
• Finish each stage before moving to the next
• Career is an expression of our personality

Workbook page 13
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Homework

• Look over your course syllabus
• Journal Intro to Career and Life Planning
• Why Worksheet (inside your workbook)