Learning objectives

In this module, students will learn to create a social media profile in today's professional world and develop their online presence, express their personal qualities and professional skills effectively, and learn about the concepts of “personal branding” and “digital footprint”.

Prerequisites and basic notions

English language level equivalent or superior to B1.

Program

The module will cover the following topics:
• Expressing different types of personal qualities, professional skills, and qualifications.
• Describing strengths and weaknesses
• Discriminating between appropriate and inappropriate social media content
• Creating a LinkedIn ‘about’ section.

Didactic methods

Blended-learning. The module will include a 3-hour class and 3 hours of online activities on which students will receive feedback from the instructor.

Learning assessment procedures

Students will submit an assignment and participate in a reflection activity on the Moodle platform as part of the module.

Evaluation criteria

a) Language accuracy (e.g. grammatical/lexical range)
b) Register appropriateness (e.g. degree of formality, style, appropriate register for specific text types)
c) Topic coherence
d) Cohesion and textual structure
e) Visual components (e.g. typesetting, choice of images, text distribution in slides, color palette, layout) (if applicable)
f) Pronunciation (if applicable)
g) Originality and personal voice

Exam language

Inglese