Purpose:

Writing Effective Career Statements 有效撰寫英文職涯經歷


Describing participation in a project that reflects interest in a profession / 描述所參與方案裡專業興趣的表現

　

I. Pre-Listening Exercise [Top]

Check the meanings of the following words and expressions:

  • National Science Council
  • sponsored research project
  • subsequent
  • Chinese herbal medicine
  • published
  • domestic and international journals
  • received praise from
  • adept
  • curriculum development
  • mastered
  • actively engaged in
  • research skills acquired
  • reflect one's commitment
  • confident in
  • comprehensive training

II. Listening Exercise [Top]
1. Listen to the conversation by pressing the "Play" button and then answering the following questions. Press the "Final score" button to check your quiz results.


1. What did Karen participate in developing while at undergraduate school?
A. a National Science Council-sponsored research project
B. a biotechnology-related career in the food science sector
C. an undergraduate enzymology curriculum
     
2. What reflects Karen's commitment to pursuing a biotechnology-related career in the food science sector?
A. her ability to contribute significantly to product development efforts
B. her research skills acquired as an undergraduate in the Food Science Department and as a graduate student at the Institute of Biotechnology
C. her participation in a National Science Council-sponsored research project
   
3. What did Karen become adept at while in graduate school?
A. contributing significantly to product development efforts
B. publishing her research findings in domestic and international journals
C. conducting experiments on microbe development, genetic engineering and agent analysis
   
4. What reflects Karen’s commitment to pursuing a biotechnology-related career in the food science sector?
A. her research skills acquired as an undergraduate in the Food Science Department and as a graduate student at the Institute of Biotechnology
B. her subsequent graduate study of Chinese herbal medicine
C. having both participated in curriculum development and mastered several laboratory skills
   
5. What did the food science research that Karen actively engage in aim at?
A. enzyme-related topics
B. Chinese herbal medicine
C. the genetic modification of microbes and analysis of related properties and agents
   

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2. Listen to the story again as you read the audiotranscript.

III. Post-Listening Exercise [Top]
1. Read the audiotranscript with a partner or change some of the information to adapt it to your situation.

2. Write a paragraph that expresses your interest in a profession. View the accompanying Power Point presentation on details of how to write this assignment.

3. Write four questions beginning with “Why” to ask someone about their interest in a profession and then answer them. The question does not have to come directly come from the listening exercise.
 
Example: Why was Karen's participation in a National Science Council-sponsored research project productive?
Answer: It led to her subsequent graduate study of Chinese herbal medicine.
 
Example: Why did Karen receive praise from both teachers and students?
Answer: because she participated in developing an undergraduate enzymology curriculum

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