Gr.T.

Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi

Biomedical Engineering specialization

ENGLISH
PORTOFOLIO

Student: Andreea Chirila

Year: 1st
Group: 3

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 Content
The english language …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
Introduction to communication theory and practice……………………4
Interpersonal communication…………………………………………..5
Cv mania………………………...……………………………………...6
The selection interview…………………………………………………8
Scientific research…………..…………………………………………10

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 THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Language is the way humans communicate using words, be it written or

spoken.

English is the national language of the United Kingdom, the United States,
Australia, and New Zealand. It is one of the two national languages of Canada. It is
an official or semiofficial language in many former and present British possessions
such as South Africa, India, and Hong Kong.

The characteristics of the English language: relatively uninflected, flexible,

with a vocabulary comprised of over 750,000 words.

Half of the words in the English vocabulary are of Germanic/Teutonic

origin, nearly half from the Romance languages and the rest are borrowed from
other languages, like French, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Arabic etc.

There are different varieties of English: British, American, Australian, New

Zealand English, English as spoken in different Asian and African countries,
General English and English for special purposes.

VOCABULARY:

undergo=sufera henceforth=de acum inainte

distinguished=distins parsimonious=strangator

slightly=putin pertinacity=indaratnicie

fowl=gaina cadence=ritm

coalescence=unire boundary=limite

cavalcade=cavalcada

manor=conac

carpenter=tamplar haberdasher=negustor de maruntisuri

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 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

There are over 6000 tongues on the planet. Communication became a

domain of study after Aristotle’s The Rhetoric. Charles Darwin founds ethology
and contributes to psychology in the 19th century. One century later, Harry
Nyquist, Claude Shannon, and Norbert Wiener contribute with their theories of
information and mathematics. After that, communication becomes an
interdisciplinary domain, with contributions from numerous other areas of study.

The importance of communication in domains like politics, economy, the

military, religion, and science can be easily explained: politicians need votes from
people to be elected, good relationships among employees are required for a better
functioning, advertising helps in selling products and services, vocalization and its
role in evolution etc.

Communication is a process involving a sender, a message, and a receiver;

the sender encodes the message, while the receiver decodes it, stores the
information contained within it and later retrieves it. It also involves time and
space, different aspects, semiotic units. The criteria regarding communication are:
who communicates, who communicates with whom, the means used, and the
reception of messages.

Manipulation, and obtaining information without the person’s consent are

unarguably malevolent ways of using this knowledge.

VOCABULARY:

unattained=nerealizat

wide range=gama larga

overlap=suprapunere

cohere=a fi legat, coerent

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 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
Interpersonal communication refers to communication between two or more
people.

Communication is believed to exist on four different levels: interpersonal

communication, group communication, organizational communication and mass
communication.

The basic components are: participants (sender and receiver), situation, task,
format, processes and message.

Principles of interpersonal communication are:

People are not mind readers

Interpersonal communication is inescapable

Interpersonal communication is irreversible

Interpersonal communication is complicated

Interpersonal communication is contextual

VOCABULARY:

assumption=ipoteza

unfold=a se desfasura

amount=cantitate

reliable=de incredere

involve= a implica

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 CV MANIA
The CV is generally viewed as a „summary of one’s education, professional
history, and job qualifications. It can be also viewed as a cultural object, due to it
representing the identity of a job-seeking individual or of one who has achieved
many feats during their life.

The CV has become an almost ubiquitous document. Everyone should have

a CV ready at all times. It plays the role of a powerful marketing tool, an identity
marker, a means to show one’s achievements.

The difference between the CV and the résumé is that the first one is
supposed to include the comprehensive listing of professional history, while the
latter should contain the candidate’s background and qualifications in a concise
manner.

The American CV is typically 3-8 pages long, while the European one is
known as Europass, consisting of five documents: two of which are filled by the
candidate, and the other three by competent organizations.

The chronological format of the CV is used to build credibility through

experience gained, emphasizing on the candidate’s career growth. The functional
format focuses on the skills required for the sought position, while the combination
format balances the other two approaches, containing both the relevant skills and
the past employers.

The efficiency and the credibility of the CV are questionable.

COVER LETTERS

The main goal of a cover letter is to introduce the candidate while directing
the employer’s attention to a specific on the enclosed CV that could interest them
the most. The tone of the letter should be positive, and the author should show their
enthusiasm for the position and the employer alike. Providing salary information is
a definite no-no.

CV/ RÉSUMÉ MISTAKES

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 Candidates should be wary of the following mistakes while redacting their
CV: typos and grammatical errors, lack of specifics

COVER LETTER MISTAKES

Common cover letter mistakes are: using the wrong format, not writing
about you in regards to the employer’s needs & the job requirements, typos and
grammatical errors, making unsupported claims, writing more than one page, using
a one-size-fits-all cover letter, not sending one at all.

RECOMMENDATION MISTAKES

It is a very important aspect of the recommendation that the its author knows
the candidate very well.

VOCABULARY:

urge=indemn as it is=pe masura ce

exhibit=expozitie preclude=a exclude

purchase=cumparare targeted=vizat

concocted=nascocit to be parsed out=penru a fi analizat

comprehensive=cuprinzator subsequently=ulterior

emphasize= a scoate in evidenta appealing=interesant

supervision=supraveghere

regarding= cu privire la

issued=emis

briefly=scurt

prior=anterior

approach=abordare

thus=prin urmare

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 THE SELECTION INTERVIEW
The interview is a communication situation in which the candidate meets with one
or more persons representing the employer.

Said meeting normally lasts between thirty and sixty minutes.

Its structure and complexity depends on the type of job and the size of the
company.

There are different types of interview: behavioural, stress, technical, each with
their own purpose and basic set of questions.

The candidates are expected to ask questions at the end of the meeting and
all specialists urge the applicants to prepare in advance something along these
lines:

1. What are the opportunities for personal growth in your organization?

2. How is an employee evaluated and promoted?

3. Describe the typical first year assignments.

4. What are the challenging facets of the job?

5. What are the organization’s plans for future growth?

6. What industry trends will affect this company?

7. What are the toughest problems/decisions that the person in this

position will have to deal with?

8. Can you give me some idea of the timeline for your hiring decisions?

9. What are the organization’s strengths and weaknesses?

10. How is this organization stronger than the competition?

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 11. What are your expectations for future hires?

12. How would you describe this organization’s personality and

management style?

13. Describe the work environment

14. What are the characteristics of a successful person at your

organization?

15. Why do you enjoy working for your firm?

MISTAKES

-using cliché phrases like “this is my dream job” and “I think outside the
box”

-badmouthing the previous employer

-asking about vacation days

-sipping or drinking water, coffee, soda during the interview

-talking about money

-not showing enough respect

-not dressing properly

-not turning off the mobile phone

-being late

VOCABULARY:

overlook=a omite oddball=aiurit likelihood=probabilitate

assertive=increzut hiker=excursionist

pertaining=referitoare ranger=padurar

sticky=lipicios disclose=a dezvalui

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 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Research can be defined as the search for knowledge, or as any systematic
investigation, with an open mind, to establish novel facts, using a scientific
method. The primary purpose for research is discovering, interpreting, and the
development of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge on
a wide variety of scientific matters of our world and the universe.

SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
A scientific meeting is a conference for researches to present and discuss
their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an
important channel for exchange of information between researchers.
Conferences are usually composed of various presentations. They tend to be short
and concise, with a time span of about 10 to 30 minutes; presentations are usually
followed by a discussion. A large meeting will usually be called a conference,
while a smaller is termed a workshop.

Academic conferences fall into three categories:

the themed conference, small conferences organized around a particular

topic;

the general conference, a conference with a wider focus, with sessions on

a wide variety of topics; these conferences are often organized by
regional, national, or international learned societies, and are held
annually or on some other regular basis;

the professional conference, large conferences not limited to academics

but with academically related issues.

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 WRITING SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
Common Grammatical Stylistic and Citation Problems

Lack of Chronological Awareness:Keep in mind the ways that geography and time
can link or separate texts from each other.

Introductory clause:When a sentence is composed of two clauses, normally the

writer separates the clauses with a comma when the first clause is dependent and
the second is independent. When the first clause is independent and the second
clause is dependent, no comma is necessary.

Pronoun Antecedents:

Gender/Number:Writers often stumble when they come to him, her, he, and
she. When students try to avoid sexist language, they often resort to using they or
their in reference to a singular subject.

Always introduce the quote. Quotes should not stand by themselves as a

separate sentence. Your introduction should tie the quote to your meaning by
referring to your larger point.

Writing an abstract

An abstract is a single paragraph summary of your experiment. It is a highly

structured writing exercise for experimental laboratories. Like a it should contain
an introduction, methods, results and conclusions.

Title: The title should be short, but descriptive. It should indicate the relationship
or question you investigated.

General topic: Write one sentence describing the general topic to be investigated
and explain why it is important

Specific Question or Relationship: Write one or two sentences describing the

specific question you are addressing or relationship you are investigating with this
investigation

Method: Write one or two sentences describing how you did the investigation. Do
not attempt to write a detailed procedure, just give a general idea of how you did it.

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Results: Write one or two sentences explaining what you found out. Be as specific
as possible. State only your main point(s).

Conclusions: Write a single sentence that summarizes what you found out about
the general topic, question or relationship that you investigated.

VOCABULARY:

likewise = de asemenea

amount = cantitate

attempt = incercare

kinsman = ruda

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