(Workplace Communication Elective Module)

  1. Ask students to brainstorm a list of company posts e.g. salesman, secretary, accountant, human resources manager, etc.

  2. Speculate on the sort of people most suited for the posts.

  3. Ask students to listen to a forum on job opportunities, take notes and complete the listening tasks.

  4. Ask students what sort of job they intend to take up when they graduate --> to shortlist the four most popular careers for next learning task.

  5. Ask students to read job advertisements about the three most popular careers among themselves by browsing various websites & newspapers, keeping copies of the advertisements in a file for later reference.


  6. Ask students to read job advertisements and decide on which job interests them most.

  7. Ask students to complete a worksheet on the job nature and qualities/qualifications needed for these jobs.

  8. Put students in groups of 4 to share the information they have collected on the assigned job from the three they have been working on.

  9. Put students in groups of 4 to choose the 2 most favourite jobs in their group and complete another worksheet.

  10. Ask each group to present the jobs including qualities/qualifications needed and job duties to the class and say why they like these two jobs.

  11. Teach students how to write application letters and resume (with sample provided).

  12. Show the assessment criteria for group discussion to the class and discuss how to use them for self or peer assessment.

  13. Ask students to discuss which of the two jobs is most suitable for one assigned student in their groups --> scaffold the discussion through the use of a worksheet listing a set of phrases such as "I think...", "This is because...", "I agree/disagree with...", "However,...", Firstly,...", "Secondly,...", "Thirdly,...", and so on.

  14. Form students into groups of four and give each student 2 application letters (samples) and ask them to read both of the application letters in 10 minutes and prepare for the following group interaction assessment task:

    You are a member of the recruitment committee of ABC Secondary school which is looking for a teacher who can teach Liberal Studies, a new subject, in your school. Having short-listed two applicants who are interested in the post your school offers, you are now having a meeting with the other committee members to decide which applicant is more suitable for the vacancy. You need to consider:

    1. The needs of your school
    2. The applicants’ qualifications
    3. The applicants’ working experiences
    4. The applicants’ strengths and weaknesses
    5. Any other relevant points

    Before the meeting, you need to read their application letters and resume. Decide which one is the best candidate for the job in your school.
    (Teacher sits with one group and makes notes while students are speaking, other groups record themselves using audio-recorders).

  15. Ask students to do self-assessment of their performance after the group interaction.

  16. Teacher then gives feedback on the overall performance of the group that (s)he has sat with and gives advice on how to make improvements by making use of the assessment criteria.