1. Welcome to VESL Vocational English as a Second Language Program
Introduction
Week ONE
Course Syllabus, Name Card, Career Planning Workbook

2. Agenda Course Syllabus Ice Breaker Why Worksheet Career Decision Model
Career Theories
Homework

3. Course Syllabus Student’s Basic Information Course Objectives
Course Requirements
Attendance/Participation
Homework
Cover Letter, Resume, Interview & VESL Ed Plan
Portfolio/Career Planning Workbook
Other Information

4. College Expectation Attend all classes Initiative & Responsibility
Be prompt
Be respectful to your classmates and Mt. SAC Staff
Ask for help
Know your Syllabus… it’s your contract!

5. VESL Certificate Program

6. Note: Bring to every to every class session
You may write and take notes in workbook
If you complete the course, then you may keep the workbook

7. Ice Breaker Michael Draw your favorite food Draw your favorite hobby
VESL Week 1
12/2/2018
Ice Breaker
Draw your favorite food
Draw your favorite hobby
Draw your favorite vacation/place you visited
Draw your country or where you are from 1 2
Michael 3 4
Handout
Michael Ngo

8. Why are you here? Complete the “Why?” Worksheet
Why am I attending Mt. SAC?
To learn English
Why am I learning English?
To get an education
Why am I getting a better education?
To get a bachelor degree
Why am I getting a bachelor degree?
To make more money
Why am I making more money?
To provide for myself and my family
Workbook – page 9

9. The Perfect…
Professor
Student
Workbook – page 10

10. Career Decision (Development) Model
Assess (Assessment & Self-Reflection)
Who am I?
What am I interested in?
What do I have to offer (abilities, values, skills, knowledge, etc.)?
Explore (Research & Evaluate)
What choices do I have?
What is available for me?
How do I make the best decision for myself?
How can I get more information?
What is important to me?
Act (Planning & Taking Action)
How can I get experience (internship)?
What is my game plan? What is the next step?
How do I get from here to there?
How will I create/develop my Cover Letter, Resume and Interview Skills?
Workbook – page 11

11. Career Theories What is a “theory”? How people & job matches
A relationship between two variables
How people & job matches
People are happy when they meet their needs
Finish each stage before moving to the next
Career is an expression of our personality
Workbook – page 12

12. Homework Look over your course syllabus
Journal: Autobiography (Week 1)
Why Worksheet (inside your workbook)