This document outlines activities for integrating career exploration into foreign language classes. It suggests having students reflect on their interests, skills, and values after each unit by practicing relevant vocabulary and language skills. Students would compile their work in a portfolio over the year. The culminating activity would be a "Career Day" where students create resumes and cover letters, do presentations on potential careers, and participate in mock interviews. The goal is to help students make a personal connection to their language studies by exploring career options and developing self-awareness.

1. Career* Orientation in the
Language classroom
Elitsa Kostova, AAS

2. Conceptual Foundation
Language is a form….
We teach FL using practically ANY content:
- Cultural
- Social
- Literature
- Stories and comics
- Everyday topics…
Where is the personal connection?

3. Conceptual Foundation
*Career… - Life Road
“from Middle French carriere "road“”
More than just choosing a profession…
- hobby
- cause
- personal legend
- passion
- lifestyle

5. Practical Application: Career and Language
classes
A reflection/ end of unit activities:
• After each unit – thematic
• Recycle vocabulary and structures
• Practice key skills (presentation, research, writing)
• Reflect on personal attitudes, interests and life path
• Look inside
• Make a personal inventory – what do I have so far?
• NLP and self awareness

6. So What?
What happens with all the activities?
- All activities go into a folder/ folder section/ blog
- At the end of the year – the Career day

7. Units – Reflection Activities

8. Why study a Foreign Language – career
perspective.
The Mission (I’m)possible
Different (career) perspective to the benefits of studying a FL:
- Learning perspective (“brain booster”/ “balances left and right brain”/ )
- Enhances self refection and analytical thinking
- The benefit for different professions

9. Personality/ The individual
“Me and Me in the mirror”
-Mind map > completed by students
-Mind map> completed by peers
“I am and I am not” Catwalk
-Do the catwalk
-The journalist write how they see
you
A great story:
-Video
-Reading
-Guest speaker
Personal profile:
Favorite activities
•my role in a project/
activity

10. The Reality Show challenge
A reality program shows life of a young people around
the world .
In 5 categories:
- The dreamer
- The adventurer
- The leader
- The art/creative
- Mr./Ms. COOL*

13. Family
“The family Tree”
Complete the family tree for each
member:
*professions
* hobbies and activities
*qualities
*values/ attitudes
* people will remember him/her
as…
What did you take out of it?!

15. Home, House
“The ideal house add”
-What your idea of ideal house?
-Where is it?
-What’s in there?
-Who is the owner of the ideal
house?
Write and an add for the ideal and
try to sell it
People who work at
home:
•Pics
•Videos
•Readings
Personal profile:
How do I feel in different
environments?
•Where do I work best?
•Where do I relax best?

16. Professions, education
Present the profession after exploring them!
Job description:
Job profile:
- Qualities (recycle adjectives)
- Qualities
- Responsibilities & duties (recycle
- Experience and education
verbs)
- Working environment
- working conditions (hours, benefits,
etc.)
- Hobbies, interests
- Values, personal mission

17. Food Restaurants
“The perfect restaurant
presentation”
-name, logo, motto
- general description/ mission
-Location
- interior/ design
- type of food
-menu
-What is good eating for me?!
“The perfect restaurant
brochure” Reflection
- reflection on the idea
-reflection on creating the add
- reflection on the presentation
People who
established
restaurants:
•Pics
•Videos
•Readings
Personal profile:
What is my role in a
group project?

18. Clothes/ Shopping
“ My clothes store brochure”
-name, logo, motto
- general description/ mission
-Location
- target audience
- style of clothes
-What is the relationship between
clothes and personality?
“ My clothes store Internet
poster” Reflection
- reflection on the idea
-reflection on creating the add
- reflection on presentation
Great designers'
stories.
Personal profile:
What part of the project
do I enjoy the most?

19. Talking about the past
“ I” as a child mind map:
-Favorite games/ activities
-Favorite toys
-Favorite character
-Favorite books/ movies
- a loner/ team player
Practice verb tenses – used to…
In my life retrospective and
goals:
-In my life I have…
-In my life I haven’t…but I will/ want
Practice verb tenses - past / present
perfect simple
The path of the star
(autobiography):
-Complete the “Path of the Star”
- based on the scheme write your
autobiography
Practice verb tenses - past simple
The biography of my role model/hero:
-Why I admire him/her
-His life path
-What makes him/ her great

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22. The Culminating Activity

23. A career day
Students:
• Bring all the materials completed throughout the year (prep)
• Write a resume (prep)
• Write a cover letter (prep)
• Make a presentation – me as a …… (one person presenting)
• Receive feedback and questions (audience – questions and feedback)
• Simulate a job interview *

24. ekostova@aas-sofia.org