writing a great cover letter for a teaching job

... are unique in several ways, and there are advantages as well as disadvantages to teaching in one of them One of the advantages is that they usually boast a smaller student-to-teacher ratio Many ... skilled and experienced educator, and I am currently available for a new teaching position Leave all your job leads at the beep.” it might not have been a bad idea! It’s a statistical fact that many ... other states, as well Also, there are thousands of overseas teaching opportunities, such as teaching for a private American school abroad, for a major U.S corporation, or © JIST Works Of the teacher...

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 09:47

... extract is an example of academic register, used, for instance, in dissertations and academic journals This typically uses cautious language like apparent and often, as well as academic vocabulary ... chemical surface and trick its way past the body’s defences We’d need a remarkable vaccine to cope with that However, a malaria vaccine is now undergoing human trials and may be available for use ... Effective paraphrasing is vital in academic writing to avoid the risk of plagiarism Although paraphrasing techniques are used in summary writing, paraphrasing does not aim to shorten the length of a text,...

Ngày tải lên: 18/03/2013, 01:44

... never completed its planned new capital, Abuja Both Brazil and Malaysia have found that the building of new capitals (Brasilia and Putrajaya) can sharply increase the national burden of debt Even ... British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A catalog record has been ... several areas of academic work, but this unit focuses on using paraphrasing in note-making and summary writing Effective paraphrasing is vital in academic writing to avoid the risk of plagiarism Although...

Ngày tải lên: 28/08/2013, 16:20

... each tab are managed separately and that you’ll need to select ‘‘Always’’ again Enable the check box for ‘‘Automatically Show and Hide the Dock’’ and click ‘‘Apply.’’ There! You just wrote a ... otherwise) Additionally, there are many non-Apple preferences that you may want to manage Thankfully, Apple did include a way to handle this As mentioned in Chapter 4, preferences are part and parcel ... to read one single attribute from a record Specify the attribute after the record name: $ dscl /Local/Default read /Users/marczak RealName RealName: Edward R Marczak The dscl command can also...

Ngày tải lên: 21/10/2013, 22:20

... British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A catalog record has been ... Education (CELE) at The University of Nottingham who have piloted these materials, and in particular my colleagues Ann Smith, Janet Sanders, John Rabone and Sandra Haywood for their help in unravelling ... revision and reference Parts and are organised alphabetically for easy access Part 1: The Writing Process guides students from the initial stage of understanding the essay title, through notemaking and...

Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 18:15

... Essay Read the essay carefully and find: a) a definition b) an example c) a generalisation d) a phrase expressing cause and effect e) a passive f) a phrase expressing caution g) three synonyms for ... THE LATTER LIKELY TO REPLACE THE FORMER? Since the late 1990s internet-based teaching (also known as e-education) has emerged as a potential rival to traditional classroom learning It normally ... whereas 30 years ago it was a luxury item, today it is standard in nearly every home The text contains four key points: a) In the last 50 years there has been no apparent increase in personal happiness...

Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 18:16

... states admitted to having as many as half their population illiterate, and only ten – all but Afghanistan in Africa – were prepared to concede that less than 20% of their population could read ... write (Hobsbawm, 1994, p 295) Which of the following are plagiarised and which are acceptable? a) Almost as dramatic as the decline and fall of the peasantry, and much more general, was the rise ... to having as many as half their population illiterate, and only ten – all but Afghanistan in Africa – were prepared to admit that less than 20% of their population could read or write (Hobsbawm,...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... perfect place to live and study Cheap, comfortable accommodation is always available, and transport is provided by the clean and reliable underground railway system Another advantage is the friendly ... services, information or data (collectively, “information”) made available at the company web site are provided “as is”, without warranties of any kind The Company expressly disclaims any representations ... hierarchy, the more disgusting your sandwiches You can safely assume 18 The Writing Process: Reading and Note-making that a chicken and banana man is not a main board director Some people, generally...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... several areas of academic work, but this unit focuses on using paraphrasing in note-making and summary writing Effective paraphrasing is vital in academic writing to avoid the risk of plagiarism Although ... ‘There are so many strains of malaria parasite,’ said one scientist, ‘and each is able to alter its chemical surface and trick its way past the body’s defences We’d need a remarkable vaccine ... coast of China could be paraphrased: Remains of an ancient society have been discovered in the sea near China cross-reference 2.14 3.2 Synonyms Academic Vocabulary A good paraphrase is significantly...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... never completed its planned new capital, Abuja Both Brazil and Malaysia have found that the building of new capitals (Brasilia and Putrajaya) can sharply increase the national burden of debt Even ... giving reasons Researchers in France and the United States have recently reported that baboons are able to think abstractly It has been known for some time that chimpanzees are capable of abstract ... stagnant markets and falling profits Use the same techniques to paraphrase the following text Before the last century no humans had visited Antarctica, and even today the vast continent has a...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... information reason The way we use banks This is partly because The personal computer At the same time banks In the past five years The banks have discovered a) A paragraph is a collection ... time banks are being reorganised in ways that affect both customers and staff In the past five years over 3,000 bank branches have closed in Britain The banks have discovered that staffing call centres ... crowded, and overworked teachers are less able to give students personal attention 1.12 Organising Paragraphs Paragraphs are the basic building blocks of texts Well-organised paragraphs not...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... ideas if necessary Cultural adaptation among overseas students at an Australian university a) The research programme purpose: to study how students from different cultural backgrounds adapt to academic ... research iv) suggestions for further research v) practical implications and proposals a) In this review, attempts have been made to summarise and assess the current research trends of transgenic ... successful adaptation Other important factors: age/previous experience of living abroad/language proficiency c) Discussion – how accurate was research? How could it have been improved? What can be...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... Argument Think of a similar debate in your own subject Complete the table and write a paragraph which leads to a conclusion Topic Problem Solution A Argument against A Solution B Argument against ... public transport There is little alternative to a road building programme except increasing road chaos Problem Solution A Arguments against solution A Solutions B and C and arguments against Conclusion ... increases congestion and will encourage extra traffic This may be partly true, but the alternatives are equally problematic Road pricing has many practical difficulties, while people are reluctant...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... as can be used to stress similarity: British letters are nearly as expensive as Japanese letters It can also be used for quantitative comparison: German letters are twice as expensive as American ... have an average life of only 4.7 years This is due to two main reasons; one economic and one social The former appears to be a lack of capital, the latter a failure to carry out sufficient market ... lecture An assignment Category is a formal talk is a task Detail given to a large group, often given to students Use often used for teaching for teaching or assessment Insert suitable category...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

... uniforms is 1.13 a negative feature pro (informal) disadvantage a positive aspect cross-reference – drawback a serious drawback to state control is There are two basic outlines for a discussion ... ‘argument’ essays For example: a) School uniforms – a step forward or a step back? – discuss b) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of state control of industry In addition, longer essays often ... students to assess the information and ideas they have collected in a discussion section before the conclusion Discussion vocabulary + benefit advantage (informal) plus (informal) minus (informal) one...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 05:15