Abstract:

The students guide presented in this EDUlearn was designed in the framework of a subject of English language in the School of Architecture of the Technical University of Madrid named “Professional Applications in English for Architects” with the objective of preparing the students (mainly spanish) to be able to effectively perform in future professional interviews for job and scholarships applications, by learning:

- How to prepare for the interview
- How to pick the right words in English
- How to explain their abilities and qualifications for the job/scholarship with the right language and communication strategy
- How to control the body language
- How to answer interview questions

The subject is an optional one created in 2001 and is becoming very popular year after year at the School of Architecture in Madrid. This interview guide completes one of the Units for the subject, and it is thought to be used by the teacher and the students. The idea and concept of this guide book machts a DVD created with the students the year before and both were developed after identifying students needs thougt several years of experience teaching the subject. The work presented in this EDUlearn edition 2012 was developed under the umbrella of the Innovation Group at the Technical University of Madrid (GIE APLAI).

Keywords:

Architecture, interviews, students´ tool guides.