(轉載)如何呈現一份出色的英文自傳與自我介紹
How to Compose an Outstanding Autobiography and Self-Introduction
如何呈現一份出色的英文自傳與自我介紹
陳智鴻 Andrew Chen(國立中山大學外文系教授)
1. 前言
* 營造第一印象
A. Question 1: What would you like your reader to know about you
B. Question 2: How can you convey your earnestness and knowledge
自傳內容要呈現兩個特點才算成功,一是清楚描述出自己的才能和專長,二是讓主考官可以知道自己為何要參加該系甄選。
譬如高中參加過科學競賽得獎及平常也喜歡閱讀科學方面書籍,就非常適合參加理工科系甄選入學。考生可在自傳裡描寫參加科學競賽中的特別感觸,很容易感動人。還要描述,為了甄選進入某校系,高中時做了哪些準備等,或性向測驗評估自己適合讀該系,也是有力佐證。
另外,自傳使用的文字要具體,不可太抽象,多舉例說明,而且要使人印象深刻,常引用名言、善用對比、引述故事等。
2. 英文自傳應包含的內容要點
* The Basic Elements of an Autobiography
A. Personal Background: Origin and family etc.
B. Personality
C. School Life: Study and Extracurricular Activities
D. Personal Accomplishment
E. The reason why you choose the major
F. Hobbies, Interests and Talents
G. Life Philosophy
H. Future Plans: Expectations and Aspirations
I. Experiences
3. 注意事項
* Tip
A. Use fine quality stationary
B. Keep it neat, clean, short, simple but clear: the KISS rule
C. Choose a top-quality printer to print your resume. Try not to send photocopies of your resume or cover letter
D. Find a second reader to give you some ideas or correct your grammar or context
4. 範例寫作參考
一:
My
name is ________. I am graduate from ________ senior high school and
major in ________. There are ________ people in my family. My father
works in a computer company. And my mother is a housewife. I am the
youngest one in my family.
In my spare time, I like to read novels. I
think reading could enlarge my knowledge. As for novels, I could
imagine whatever I like such as a well-known scientist or a kung-fu
master. In addition to reading, I also like to play PC games. A lot of
grownups think playing PC games hinders the students from learning. But I
think PC games could motivate me to learn something such as English or
Japanese.
My favorite course is English because I think it is
interesting to say one thing via different sounds. I wish my English
could be improved in the next four years and be able to speak fluent
English in the future.
二:
I
am ________. I was born in ________. I graduate from ________ senior
high school and major in English. I started learning English since I was
12 years old. My parents have a lot of American friends. That’s why I
have no problem communicating with Americans or others by speaking
English.
In my spare time, I like to do anything relating to English
such as listening to English songs, watching English movies or TV
programs, or even attending the activities held by some English clubs or
institutes. I used to go abroad for a short- term English study. During
that time, I learned a lot of daily life English and saw a lot of
different things.
I think language is very interesting. I could
express one substance by using different sounds. So I wish I could study
and read more English literatures and enlarge my knowledge.
三:
My
name is ________. There are 4 people in my family. My father is a
Chemistry teacher. He teaches chemistry in senior high school. My mother
is an English teacher. She teaches English in the university. I have a
younger brother; he is a junior high school student and is preparing for
the entrance exam.
I like to read English story books in my free
time. Sometimes I surf the Internet and download the E- books to read.
Reading E- books is fun. In addition, it also enlarges my vocabulary
words because of the advanced technology and the vivid animations.
I
hope to study both English and computer technology because I am
interested in both of the subjects. Maybe one day I could combine both
of them and apply to my research in the future.
四:
My
name is ________. I am from ________. There are people in my family. My
father works in a computer company. He is a computer engineer. My
mother works in a international trade company. She is also a busy woman.
I have a older sister and a younger brother. My sister is a junior in
National Taiwan University. She majors in English. My brother is an
elementary school student. He is 8 years old.
Because of my father, I
love surfing the Internet very much. I play the on-line game for about 2
hours every day. I wish I could be a computer program designer in the
future. And that is why I am applying for the electronics program in
your school.
五:
From a
middle class family, I was born in Hsin Ying, Tainan on October 10th,
1985. My father is a civil official at Tainan City Government. My mother
is a house wife good at cooking. Although I am the only child of my
parents, I am by no mans a spoiled one. On the contrary, I have been
expected to be a successful man with advanced education. I study hard at
school. Besides texts knowledge, journalism is my favorite; whenever
reading, my heart is filled with great joy and interesting.
“Being
good is must; successful, however, is plus.” Father adopts the idea of
his father. Especially in military service, I realized it more
precisely. People said: Military service makes a boy to man, I agree
that.
I realized the importance of English and began to study
diligently when I was eighteen. I did not start in my early age, but I
hope that I could pass the test of General English Proficiency Test. And
this is my best wish at the moment.
5. 英文自我介紹與面試的要點
有關於英文面談,實在是有別於中文面談,事實上,技專校院入學英文面談教授所要求的,並不是要你英文相當好,而是你聽得懂基本的英文對話。
A. Yourself (關於你自己)
.My name is .
.I am Lin-chuan Wang .
.My English name is Michael .
.I .am years old.
.l I was born in 1980 in . (台中、台北…)
.I am a girl (or boy).
空格內建議可使用如下: active, outgoing, easygoing, ambitious,
creative, quiet, gentle, faithful, highly motivated.
B. Your family background or childhood (家庭背景或童年)
.There are people (members) in my family.
.I was brought up in a happy family / warm big family.
.My father is a and my mother is a .
空格內建議可使用如下:職業
worker, farmer, business man, engineer, teacher, doctor,
housewife, housekeeper, home maker, career woman, business woman
.They (My parents) are very liberal .
空格內建議可使用如下:
conservative, open-minded, traditional, responsible.
.I have younger / older sister(s) 或brother(s)
C. Your hobbies (興趣)
.I like reading and swimming. 其他建議如下:mountain-climbing, hiking,
playing the piano, playing basketball and ball games, etc.
D. Your school life (學校生活)
.I graduated from .
.My major was accounting. 其他建議如下:
mechanical engineering, chemistry, business, business management, international
trade, foreign language, medicine etc
E. Your wish in the near future (近期的希望與目標)
.I hope to be your student.
.I hope I can enter your department.
F. You ambition and aspiration (理想抱負)
.I wish to be a .
.My ambition is to be a . 填空建議如下:
an excellent teacher, an enterpriser, a qualified accountant, a best interpreter,
an English-speaking guide etc
G. 結語
.Thank you for your listening
.Thank you for your time.
(以上兩句可選其中之一發揮即可!! )
I hope to see you again soon.
以上是同學務必先準備,很簡單吧!不須文謅謅的用詞遣字,你需要的是Spoken English(口語英文),而不是Written English(寫作英文)。
6. 技巧與Q&A實例
在聽主考官所問的問題時,抓key word (關鍵字),例如:how, what, when, where…
等疑問詞。
a. 技巧1:為了避免停頓過久,因你聽不大懂對方的問題時,可能
會有楞住的尷尬,所以不妨學一些英文的口頭語,像"well…, let me
think about it."或是"well, let me see",利用這一個口頭語的時間再把對方
的問題重新思考,對方會覺得你很自然,不會覺得你的聽力不好而停頓過久。
b. 技巧2:聽力不好的補救方法,是當對方問完他的問題時,不妨
重覆對方的問題,例如對方問:"What's your favorite TV program?"你
可以重覆"TV program?" 或者你可以說"you mean TV program",然後
對方會說"Yes",此時已增加了十秒鐘以上讓你去思考"TV program"
的中文意思。
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