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2015 » Papers » Volume 3 » E-Learning in the English Language Courses as a Prerequisite for Successful Job Interviews and Careers in the 21st Century Multicultural Society 1. E-LEARNING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSES AS A PREREQUISITE FOR SUCCESSFUL JOB INTERVIEWS AND CAREERS IN THE 21ST CENTURY MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY Authors: Catana Elisabeta Simona Volume 3 | DOI: 10.12753/2066-026X-15-241 | Pages: 397-402 | Download PDF | Abstract
Living and working in the 21st century multicultural and technological society challenged by business and job market competition, we have to understand and respond to the new needs for education and communication by resorting to e-learning besides traditional learning for career choice and career development. Considering e-learning the prerequisite for thorough preparation for enjoying success in a job interview, this theoretical paper argues for the necessity of engaging the engineering students in e-learning activities in the English language courses and seminars in a technical university with a view to developing their communication skills for succeeding in a future career, showing them the importance of long-life learning and e-learning for adopting flexible, diplomatic and politically-correct approaches in the workplace environment, in a professional environment as well as in a social environment. Acknowledging the significant role of good communication and behavioural skills for successful job interviews and careers in our multicultural society, this paper argues that foreign language courses in a technical university should establish and accomplish the objective of developing the engineering students' language competence, their communicative competence as well as their awareness of the necessity to learn how to act, how to behave in a work-related environment by resorting to traditional learning and e-learning, which are the prerequisites for being able to beat the job market competition, to succeed in a job interview and in one's future career. Just having advanced knowledge in a certain domain and knowing an international language of communication for a job interview in a multinational, a candidate will not meet all the conditions for winning a job and for further succeeding in one's career. The absence of preparation and e-learning leads to poor performance in a job interview. That is why this theoretical paper will enlarge upon: 1) e-learning tasks for preparing and simulating job interviews in the English language classes in a technical university and on 2) e-learning tasks for career success and promotion after being offered the desired job. Quoting a series of theorists who argue for the importance of careful preparation for succeeding in a job interview, this theoretical paper shows that e-learning, besides traditional teaching and learning, is essential for the students' preparation to meet the employers' hiring criteria and demands. | Keywords
e-learning, job interviews, preparation, career, success, communication skills. |
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