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SEMANTIC SITUATIONS

The text delves into various linguistic components that shape how information is conveyed and understood. It addresses the role of evidentiality in marking the source of information and examines the influence of the speaker'

SEMANTIC SITUATIONS

SEMANTIC SITUATIONS

Type in the name of the company you are going to have an interview with.

Verbs

Modal

What experience have you got from your previous jobs? Make sure you specify all your previous work experience, part-time jobs, vacation jobs, voluntary work, and unpaid work experience that are relevant for the position you are applying for.

Conditional sentences

Consequences

Condition

Social information

Permission

Obligation

Describe a typical work day in your previous/current position.

Telic/ Atletic
Durative/Punctual
Stative

Why will/did you leave your existing/last job?

The speaker can view a situation with no internal phases or changes

Situation

Do you fully understand what this position implies?

After you've made some research on the company, read the job description thoroughly, and try to fully understand what your responsibilities will be.

Dynamic

What do you think the main challenges will be?


Type them in.

Unspecified information
Type

What will be your main tasks?


Type them in.

Semantics of a language

Aspect

How ambitious are you?

Relate situations and time

What are your short-term goals ?


Type them in.

Perfective
Proximate future
Historical present
Simple past
Imperfective
Past progressive

Evidentiality

Are you qualified for this position?


Interviewers will want to know whether or not you are able to do the job.

Answer the questions from this section and see if you are the right person for this position.

Information

What can you do for this job that other candidates can't? Why?

Attitude

Which qualities were easily observed by your colleagues and/or your former/existing boss?

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Communication

What are your weaknesses?


Examples:

stubbornoverly critical, can't accept authoritytoo demandingtoo talkativetoo quiettoo sensitivelacking assertivenesslacking social tact
Speaker

What strengths qualify you for this job?



Example:

ambitiousgood communicatorfocuseddeterminedadaptablecuriousoptimisthard workerhonestpoliteco-operativeself motivatedenthusiasticgood leaderstrategic thinkerquick learnerflexiblegood problem solver

Mood

Research the company

You should find and learn as much as you can about the company where you are having an interview.

The interviewer will want to see what you know about them and why you chose the company.

Doing your homework will show that you are really interested.

Speech acts

What do you know about the company?


Type a short description of the company's background.

Indicative

Why do you want to work for this company?


Think of what you can do for them, not of what they can do for you.

Real situations