(Absenteeism at Work: Good reasons versus bad
Absenteeism at Work
| | |
|CLB Level: PH1 |Method: |
| |1. Introduce the topic by asking about school absences. Are you absent sometimes? Why? Discuss |
| |some of the reasons. |
|Essential Skills Focus: |2. Using an overhead, discuss the pictures + read the workplace scenarios. |
|Oral Communication + Thinking Skills: |3. In small groups students systematically read + discuss each of the 16 scenarios. (At the |
|Discuss absenteeism at work. |lower levels volunteers are needed to guide the students in their discussions + to provide |
| |language supports.) |
| |4. Follow up can include writing responses to each request for a day off work. In this way, the |
|Task: Suasion: Ask + grant permission. |students will have a written record of the responses. |
| |5. As a large group, the students discuss the cultural implications of the excuses which are |
| |different back home. |
|Purpose: Students will | |
|Read examples of common workplace excuses. |Follow Up: |
|Request, accept or reject scenarios for |On subsequent days, students will receive discussion |
|workplace absences. |cards (i.e. Worksheet cut up into 16 cards.) Initially, two |
| |students are selected - a worker and a boss. The worker |
| |draws a card from the pile and then calls in to request |
| |time off. Because of the previous day’s scaffolding, |
| |language is available for the dialogue. (e.g. “Sorry, that’s |
|Materials: |not my business. Ok, but next time you tell me before. Ok, |
|Teacher-made worksheet, telephones, |I’ll give you enough time for your appointment, but you |
|overhead, board, (volunteer support.) |come to work after. Sorry, we’re too busy at work….”) |
| |Practice several dialogues as a large group. Encourage |
| |input + observations at this time. Students, then break up |
| |into small groups of 2 or 3. Each group has a set of cards |
|Learning Style: |and are encouraged to change the roles of worker, good |
|Visual, kinaesthetic, auditory |boss/ bad boss. |
| |Debrief/Transfer: |
|Time: 45 minutes |Ask students to discuss cultural implications and |
| |differences. What do they think of the Canadian attitude |
| |to absenteeism + tardiness? Share with students the |
| |information that absenteeism + tardiness are the number 1 |
| |reasons for dismissal of a new worker. Ask whom else they |
| |might call to make a request or excuse. |
| | |
Call work and speak to your boss, say…
“Sorry, I can’t come to work today because . . .
|1. I feel sick. |2. The weather is too bad. |3. I have a doctor’s appointment. |4. I missed the bus today. |
| | | | |
| | | | |
|5. My child is sick. |6. I’m too busy today. |7. I have a meeting with my counsellor |8. I broke my leg last night. |
| | |today. | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
|9. My brother is coming to Winnipeg today.|10. My dad needs my help. |11. I need to take my children to the |12. My car isn’t working. |
| | |dentist. | |
| | | | |
|13. I need to go shopping for food. I have|14. My friend is sick. |15. My children have no school today. |16. I’m too tired. |
|a big holiday tomorrow. | | | |
Will the boss say,
Yes or No Why?
Sorry I can’t come to work today.
Cut the paper into 16 cards.
Practice calling work.
Talk to a good boss or a bad boss.
|1. I feel sick. |2. The weather is too bad. |3. I have a doctor’s appointment. |4. I missed the bus today. |
| | | | |
| | | | |
|5. My child is sick. |6. I’m too busy today. |7. I have a meeting with my counsellor |8. I broke my leg last night. |
| | |today. | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
|9. My brother is coming to Winnipeg today.|10. My dad needs my help. |11. I need to take my children to the |12. My car isn’t working. |
| | |dentist. | |
| | | | |
|13. I need to go shopping for food. I have|14. My friend is sick. |15. My children have no school today. |16. I’m too tired. |
|a big holiday tomorrow. | | | |
| | | | |
................
................
In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.
To fulfill the demand for quickly locating and searching documents.
It is intelligent file search solution for home and business.
Related searches
- good research and bad research
- good writers vs bad writers
- good boss vs bad boss
- good reasons for education
- good reasons to get married
- good reasons to travel
- good reasons for moving
- good boss versus bad boss
- good reasons to attend a community college
- good reasons for school uniforms
- good reasons to retire early
- good reasons for moving out