Embracing Work Readiness in Teaching Language Arts

About the Book

No one can discount the reality that in today’s world, more than ever, employability skills are very essential, most especially if you choose to work in a multicultural country. For the past ten years of working, the author has proven that it is one’s skills that propel an employee to perform in the workplace and contribute to the growth of the company. One’s qualification enables a person to secure a job, but it is his or her skills that would nourish his or her worth in the organization.Embracing Work Readiness in Teaching Language Arts was written for the purpose of helping teachers equip their students with the ability to operate in the English language and at the same time prepare their students for workplace life. This book is targeted at teachers who teach third to fourth year high school students and in the preuniversity level. This book provides lesson plans, activities, and worksheets that are carefully constructed to link work readiness skills and English language teaching. There are also pieces of advice shared in this book that the author has drawn from her personal experiences. This book incorporates activities on the macro skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and micro skills (grammar and vocabulary) of the English language.

About the Author

Maria Nerizza S. Veloso-Liyanage earned her Bachelor in Secondary Education in English from the Philippine Normal University and passed the Licensure Examinations for Teachers in 2005. She has recently completed her Master of Education in Leadership and School Improvement from the Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Over the last ten years, she has gained a repertoire of experiences from taking various support and leadership roles in customer service, training, organizing extracurricular activities, writing press releases, public relations, and liaising with different organizations for students’ on-the-job training. She has taught English and communication subjects to Filipino, Bruneian, Korean, and Japanese students both in the classroom and in online setting.