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Unit 1. Language and Labour

Writing Skills

Vocabulary

Introduction

Interactions

Listening Skills

Reading Skills

Vocabulary

Writing Skills

Introduction

Labour related pieces

Unit overview

Exploring labour vocabulary

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Audio material about labour

Looking into what we'll read

Debates and presentations

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01 Introduction

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"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." Aristotle

Despite the challenges of teaching, we are priviledged to spend our time on a profession we are passionate about. Historically, teaching has been a fundamental piece in the machinery of creating a labour force. We'll delve into the peculiarities of different working environments and discuss if some of our passion can trickle down on our students' future employment opportunities.

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Reading material to help us think about labour

We'll read together Nice Work by David Lodge as part of our extensive reading practice.As regards intensive reading practice, we'll deal with various articles that will help us hone vocabulary and structure use. Get the material here

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Pair work. Due May 11th.

You'll give feedback on your classmates' work by the end of June.

As a group, you'll make a presentation of the vocabulary area of your choice.Click on #2 to see the instructions.

Your classmates will have three weeks to work on the activities you've prepared for them.

On May 11th, you'll hand in you're work in a tool in the campus open for that purpose.

Each one of you is going to get a random vocabulary area.You are going to pair up with a classmate. (There will be a group of three). Together you'll choose between your areas to work on ONE of them.

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"What motivates us to work? Contrary to conventional wisdom, it isn't just money. But it's not exactly joy either..."

Prick up our ears and -why not?- shake our booties to these songs, and let's us plan how we could use them in a class.

Two inspiring podcasts to help us think about work.

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05 Writing Skills

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Cover Letter

Essay

CV/Resume

Narrative or

We'll look into how to write a cover letter that'll make prospective employees want to interview you.

You'll write a fictional story entitled:"Working in corona times"

Does a highly vocational profession as teaching prevent workers to see themselves as such?

You'll make a nice looking cv/resume that will help you succeed.

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Working takes up most of our time as adults. If we let it, it gobbles us up and we get caught up in the rat-race. In this post-modern world, is there space for a different relationship with work? Can the focus be shifted to collaboration rather than competition? What role does teaching play in this discussion? Will Covid-19 allow for a new normal?