Creating Linkedin profile
CLB 6/7 level
Description
Main Aims
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To provide writing practice of a LinkedIn profile page in the context of professional networking and career development. By the end of the lesson, learners will have practiced subskills of EBP such as paraphrasing, proofreading, revising, explaining or clarifying a point.
Subsidiary Aims
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To enable students to extend their lexical range and knowledge of collocations in the context of social networking and career development. By the end of the lesson, the learners will have practiced the listening sub-skill: listening for details, listening for specific informarmation, and listening for gist.
Procedure (89-106 minutes)
The T will show the questions on the PPT and get students to talk in pairs for 2 mins. ICQ: Are you going to work alone or with your partner? Qs: -Do you use any social media platforms such as LinkedIn to promote yourself? -What benefits might presence on such platforms bring?
The teacher will present the following vocabularies using MPFA order: How do you say foolish and awkward in informal way? It’s a north American slang. then ask them to repeat Dorky What’s its part of speech? Is it formal or informal? CCQ Is it ok to call your boss dorky? NO the opinions and feelings that you usually have about something then ask them to repeat Attitude Noun A system for sharing information over the Internet to a selected group of followers. Platform: noun CCQ: who can give me an example of a social platform? Facebook, LinkedIN
Listening for gist: The teacher will put the question "What’s the speaker’s attitude towards LinkedIn?" and get ss to watch the video. At the end, T will get students to share their answers with their partners.
After watching the first part of the video, the T gets SS to match the halves to create sentences.
T will get students to check their answers in pairs.
The teacher will put the questions on the screen and get students to discusss them in groups.
The T will get them to read the sentences and paraphrase the underlined words and phrases with their own words individually.
T will get students to check their answers in pairs.
The SS will watch the second part of the video and will answer the questions. Before watching it, they will read the questions. Did the speaker put all her experiences under her background on LinkedIn? What is so special about LinkedIn when you compare it to other platforms? Why should people be on LinkedIn, according to Madeline Mann? What photos perform best on LinkedIn? What keywords can we add to our LinkedIn headline? Why did Madeline delete almost all of her jobs from her LinkedIn profile?
SS will check their answers in pairs. The teacher will provide the answer keys at the end.
T will get SS to match the collocations from their HOs. They will work individually. ICQ: are you working alone or with your partner?
T will get students to verify their anwers while watching the third part of the video. The teacher will display the answer keys at the end.
T will get SS to discuss these pieces of advice. Do they agree or disagree? Why (not)? Your photo and headline are the most significant parts of your LinkedIn profile as these things make someone interested. The About Me section (profile summary) should include very specific information without clichés. A great profile tells your best story and not a full story, so take your time to craft it accordingly. To stand out on LinkedIn, you have to draw from your personal experience. It’s crucial to review and update your profile quarterly. You may lose out on opportunities if you don’t have a LinkedIn profile. You are talking together In pairs. ICQ: are u working alone?
T will get SS Analyse the parts of some LinkedIn profiles. Then, they will rewrite them to avoid the underlined clichés and make the statements more personal.
The teacher will put some ill-formed sentences on the board and get students to correct it.
Teacher will ask them to write their LinkedIn profile summary. Then, share it with theor partner for peer review.