How will you use your language skills later in life?

1. How will you use your language skills later in life?

2. Take the on-line career assessment: • www.careerkey.org/english • Take the Career Key test to determine which careers are best suited to your personality and interests • Select a career that appeals to you

3. Use at least 3 of the following resources to learn about the career-language connection: • class.georgiasouthern.edu/fl/careers.htm • www.fll.vt.edu/French/whyfrench.html • www.washingtontimes.com/national/20041207-111412-8271r.htm • http://www.imdiversity.com/villages/asian/careers_workplace_employment/prasad_difference_in_workplace.asp • lang-brochure 2.pdf (You can find this in my dropbox)

4. Then: • Use the internet to gather information about the career you’ve chosen • Use at least 3 web sites • List the URLs of the websites you use (google.com is not the URL) • Fill out the charts on the next 2 pages to organize your information

7. Next: • Create a 10-word bilingual glossary of terms you would need to perform your job • Use Babel Fish to help you: http://world.altavista.com/

8. Glossary:

9. Now: • Project yourself 10 years into the future • Create a project in which you answer the following questions… • Why did you chose your career? • Which language(s) should you learn in order to be successful in your career • How will you use your language skills on the job? • What advantages do you have as a bi-(multi-)lingual worker?

10. Your final project can take any of the following forms: • An essay 4-5 paragraphs in length, word processed • An 2-4 minute oral role-play in which you pretend to be a professional in your chosen career • An 2-4 minute i-movie “documentary” about your career

11. Rubric for essay

12. Rubric for role-play

13. Rubric for i-movie