Votre petit boulot

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION IN FRENCH:

Pendant tout ce module, vous vous tes prpars pour votre nouveau projet : vous devrez postuler pour un travail dtudiant temps partiel (part time) : vous ferez une recherche demploi-tudiant typique :

En France, les tudiants ont souvent des boulots dans les supermarchs, chez les restaurateurs, dans la vente comme les boutiques de mode, llectronique, etc., ou encore vous pourrez faire du babysitting ou de la garde d’enfant (ou devenir nounou!!), de la garde/promenade danimaux domestiques, ou du soutien scolaire comme le fait Lo, selon votre formation et votre exprience. Bien sr vous pouvez aussi chercher pour un mtier plus spcifique qui convient mieux votre spcialisation.

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CONTEXT:

This course prepares you to spend a semester abroad, in Paris, where you will (fictionally) live with the Poulin family in the 5th arrondissement. During this module, you have acquired the knowledge necessary to do this new project successfully: in France, you will need to find a “petit boulot” (student job) that will give you some “argent de poche” (pocket money) for your expenses outside of home.

In France, students often have petits boulots in supermarkets like PRISUNIC, FRANPRIX, etc, local restaurants, local stores like Valrie does in the book store rue Mouffetard, or chains like H&M or Zara, electronic/house/book… stores like La FNAC, DARTY, or department stores like le BHV, le PRINTEMPS, les GALERIES LAFAYETTE, MONOPRIX, etc, etc, etc.

Often, they also tutor younger students (soutien scolaire pour les lves) like Lo does, and babysit (faire de la garde d’enfant, du babysitting, tre nounou). They also walk / take care of animals during the day (garde/promenade danimaux domestiques). Many students will do off-jobs, like get groceries for the elderly, clean houses or stores, etc. You can also find jobs that are more related to your specific experience, specialization and skills.

When I was a student, I worked on Saturdays and every summer in Le PRINTEMPS, in diverse departments like shoes, children’s clothing, houseware, women’s clothing, etc. My least favorite was perfume, because it gave me a headache at the end of the day, and my favorite was shoes, because I am a shoe hoarder 😉

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SCENARIO:

You will apply for a “petit boulot” (student/part time job) and you will do a typical French job search: une recherche demploi-tudiant.

You need to 1) read the announcements on the provided websites, 2) write a letter of motivation, 3) create your CV in French, and 4) present yourself in a 2 min video.

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REQUIREMENTS:

1. Find the right fit:

Read the announcement in the following websites dedicated to “petits boulots” and select one that will correspond best to your work experience, and the circumstances of your stay in Paris.

• Do it in a MS word document (not google, not pdf, not pptx, you have access to it from UCF in the Office 365 link in the bar menu)
• COPY THE ANNOUCEMENT, reference the site from which it comes, and paste it in an introduction page to your job application, WITH THE LINK TO IT.
• Check the location of the job. If it is far from where you will be living (at the Poulin’s), it might not be relevant for you.
• Check the hours required by the position. If it’s a full time job, it won’t work with your student life.
• Check the conditions and requirements in terms of work permits, you will be there on a student visa with limited possibilities for work (usually between 10-25 hours depending on your visa).

Voici des sites qui parlent des petits boulots :

Voici quelques pages internet o vous pouvez trouver un petit boulot :

Emploi Petit boulot Paris, celui-ci est un site qui rfre dautres sites dannonces.

Autres sites intressants, attention, les annonces ne sont pas toujours pour un travail Paris :

2) Respond to the petite annonce by a letter of motivation in the French format (usually one page, 220-250 words, it should be the second page of your MS word doc, attach it in the comments of the assignment).

French letters of motivations are much more formal than American ones. Below are links to inspire you, if I see that you have copied-pasted the information below and it doesn’t correspond to your CV or your level in French (i.e: FRE2200), it’s a zero and a referral to student conduct, as it is plagiarism, and cheating. MAKE IT PERSONAL, and use the vocab and the grammar you have learned in this module. Maybe it will be useful sometime in your life!

Voici quelques exemples pour vous inspirer crer votre propre lettre, la vtre !!

3) Create your CV in French (usually one page, it should be the third page of your MS word doc).

French CVs are different than American CVs in their layout. Check the templates and samples in the following websites and create YOUR OWN. Do not copy and paste a template already existing, be a bit more creative than that! And don’t get a zero and a referral to student conduct.

• Make sure that your information is relevant to the position you are seeking. I.E: if you give your address and phone number in the USA, you can be sure to not get the job! If you show that you have great babysitting skills but you apply for a server position, you might be rejected to the end of the pile of applications!
• Give precise, succinct information that is relevant to the position, and your audience.
• Always use the same syntax in your descriptions: most of the French CVs will use nouns: i.e: accueil des participants / prparation du repas / emballage des cadeaux etc.. if you use verbs, then always use verbs: accueillir les participants, preparer le repas, emballer les cadeaux.
• Check for typos and errors, as they will surely make you lose the potential interview if it is not written properly (spellcheck, grammar check your document).
• Make sure that your final formatting is correct and that your CV displays well and professionally (don’t leave an extra page at the end, don’t skip lines in between paragraphs…).

Vous trouverez des modles de CV ci-dessous, ce sont des inspirations, soyez cratifs, faites le vtre :

• Sur ce site, il y a des modles crer :
• Voici un autre site avec de bons modles :

4) Now it’s time to present yourself orally (embed it in the assignment itself).

• Do a 2 minutes video in which you will present your experience and motivations related to the position you chose.
• Explain to your potential employer why you want the position and why they should choose you.
• Do not repeat what you have written in your letter, do not read your letter, that would be boring for the interviewer.
• Be creative, remember your audience, be professional.
• EMBED the video in the assignment.

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GOALS:

• Use the vocabulary and the sentence structures you have learned in this module
• Learn life long skills, as the development of a CV, a letter of motivation in French
• understand other cultures / ways of life by developing material targeted for this culture
• gain confidence in navigating new writing/oral circumstances, in a foreign language

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CREDITS and GRADING RUBRIC :

ChatGPT / AI of any sort / online translators / more electronic or physical help are strictly prohibited in this class and for this exercise. If you get caught (and believe me, it’s easy) cheating, plagiarizing, using unaccepted devices to do this exercise, then you get a zero and a referral to student conduct. You may lose at best, an entire semester, and get a permanent record on your transcript. Do not get yourself in this situation, it’s not worth it, just play the game!

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You will be graded according to the following:

Grading system

catgorie / note	0: sorry!	1: sorry!	2: needs more work 😉	3: needs attention or improvement	4: almost there!	5: perfect!
1) Select the right annonce en ligne Nace objectives = Problem Solving, Communication, Global Fluency.	not done / late work	n/a	The student searched for an announcement but it is not adequate with the project (not in Paris, not a petit boulot, etc…)	The student found an adequate annonce but didn’t copy and paste it as the first page of their document AND didn’t provide the link to it.	The student found an adequate annonce but didn’t copy and paste it as the first page of their document OR didn’t provide the link to it.	The student found an adequate annonce and copied and pasted it as the first page of their document and provided the link to it
2) Lettre de motivation Nace objectives = Communication, Global Fluency	not done / late work / translator used	no complete sentences	The letter copied the model given in the assignment without making it personal AND There are many (8+) mistakes in spelling, syntax, grammar and punctuation, and it is difficult to understand.	The letter copied the model given in the assignment without making it personal OR There are many (8+) mistakes in spelling, syntax, grammar and punctuation, and it is difficult to understand.	The letter did not copy the model given in the assignment and the student made it personal. There are mistakes (4-8) in spelling, syntax, grammar and punctuation, and it is sometimes difficult to understand.	The letter did not copy the model given in the assignment and the student made it personal, including their real life experience. There are few (3-) to no mistakes in spelling, syntax, grammar and punctuation, and it is easy to understand.
3) CV Nace objectives = Communication Global Fluency / Ethics	not done / late work / translator used	French format is not respected	The French format is respected but the student copied literally one of the given models, not making it personal to their own case. AND It is full of typos and mistakes (8+) and difficult to understand.	The French format is respected but the student copied literally one of the given models, not making it personal to their own case. OR It is full of typos and mistakes (8+) and difficult to understand.	The French format is respected and the student made an effort to make one of the given models their own. It has many typos and mistakes (4-8) in spelling, syntax, grammar and punctuation, and it is sometimes difficult to understand.	The French format is respected and the student made the given models their own. It has no typos and very few mistakes (3-) in spelling, syntax, grammar and punctuation, and it is easy to understand.
4) INTERVIEW (this will be checked by a native speaker not familiar with English, and instructor corrected). Nace objectives = Communication, Global Fluency	not done / late work	Whether the student reads their letter of motivation or transforms it into an oral presentation, it is not understandable by a native speaker, the student has not learned how to pronounce the words learned in class and the pronunciation from module 1-2-3: a native can understand less than 50% of the information given.	The student reads their letter of motivation. Somewhat understandable by a native speaker (the student makes many mistakes when pronouncing the word they are using, and there are too many mistakes in the words and pronunciation learned in class): a native can understand 50-60% of the information given.	The student reads their letter of motivation. Somewhat understandable by a native speaker (the student makes some mistakes when pronouncing the word they are using, and there are many mistakes in the words and pronunciation learned in class): a native can understand 70% of the information given.	The student uses the letter of motivation as a base but doesn’t necessarily repeat what is written in it verbatim. Mostly understandable by a native speaker (the student can pronounce the word they are using most of the time, there are no mistakes in the words and pronunciation learned in class): a native can understand 80-90% of the information given.	The student makes a real effort to prepare for an oral mock-interview. The letter’s info is used in the oral presentation but reformulated so that it is different than in the letter. Well understandable by a native speaker and shows proficiency at this level (the student can pronounce the word they are using, there are no mistakes in the words and pronunciation learned in class): a native can understand 100% of the information given.

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