This post is about a few basics regarding how to write a CV or rather your introductory letter to a potential employer.

To be honest this is a response to many applications we receive from one nationality. Students from this particular country mistakenly comment their needs rather than what they can offer to their potential employer. Obviously, the potential employer is MovingOn Courses.

To the point, no employer is interested in why you (the student) is obliged to offer your services and indeed why it will be for a set period that suits your own purposes.

1. Mention a need the employer has and how you can solve this problem.

2. Explain why you are especially good at solving these problems and how you can contribute to the better organisation, better sales, better results and of course the greater profitability of the company.

3. Try to make your work application as personal and focussed as possible.

4. Be flexible, do not impose your own dates and requirements

Please do not mention your own needs and requirements unless you feel that this means you are special and that bit more hungry (and hopefully ideal) for the post.

We receive many CV’s from university students who are required to spend a period of time working in an English speaking country. Many of these students feel the need to explain that they need to do this because their course requires them to do this – every employer’s reaction will be… so what!! And maybe worse, their reaction will be to assume that you have no special interest in the work in hand.

SO…

Show the employer you can do the job and at least pretend you want to do the job and finally show that you can be flexible.

A final comment that you feel you can do a great job will always help.

Good Luck

Will I only speak English?  Will there be other students from my country?

This is a very real fear that many students have. It is very difficult to always speak in English if the people around you are speaking together and indeed speaking to you in your mother tongue. Unfortunately, it is human nature to seek the easiest route and if that is communicating in your own language many people will do it even if they are paying to learn English. You may feel stupid if you insist on speaking in English and will probably lose the battle and resort to your own language.

So why is MovingOn Courses so confident that you will only speak in English?

Firstly, remember that you live with your teachers. In summer you live in a university residence  and there is a teacher in every apartment

If you choose our fully intensive option with afternoon activities/trips then you will spend the whole day with the teachers. Please note that the teachers  continue working as teachers and do not simply attend the trips for tourism. They will correct you, help with any structures or new vocabulary etc. Obviously they will impose 100% English. It is just like being in a classroom environment.

More things to have in mind:

When you arrive on the course we will remind you that any time you spend speaking another language is a waste of your time and money. However, we will  also appeal to your conscience and remind you that if you do not speak 100% English you will waste the time and money of your colleagues.  And crucially, if you do not speak 100% English you will be destroying our business. Guess what! We will not let you do that and if you do we will ask you to leave the course and we will return your money.

The homestay courses in Belfast (available all year – www.  )

Talking about other other courses.

Remember if a course offers you the guarantee of only a few students of the same nationality in your class there will be other students of your nationality attending other classes. You need to consider how much free time you will have when there is no teacher to ensure you only speak English.

The following will be weekly blog so that people interested in learning English with MovingOn Courses or elsewhere can have abundant reference material.

Which is best: live in with an English family or live in a residence or shared flat etc?

We have to bare in mind your priorities. Are you visiting an English language country  solely to learn English or are you thinking of combining an English language learning experience with a cultural experience. Or perhaps you are just looking for a good holiday abroad and if you learn some English then you are pleasantly surprised.

All this series of question and answer will be addressed at people who wish to learn English as fast as possible hope that some of these students wish to learn English in a different environment. MovingOn Courses offers

Sorry, I need to review the information in the last post about learning a language faster through a system i have not fully checked.

Hey, it can also be considered a call for help and references.

Anyway, i have since come across a similar website that is perhaps a little more commecial but nontheless equally useful.

The web http://mnemosyne-proj.org/ seems to offer a systemised way to learn a language through flash cards.

MovingOn Courses offers intensive residential English courses so these systems are pretty much our antithesis but that does not mean that they cannot be combined with one of our wonderful course

All feedback about any quick or alternative learning method woudl be much appreciatec

Look for podcasts – there you have an easy enjoyable route to language learning!