Question:
To those of you in EDUCATION...can you please tell me what a
"curriculum vitae" is? I've also seen it spelled as "vita". What is
this and is it different than a "letter of interest" which often
requires a statement about philosophy of teaching.
Answer:
-A curriculum Vitae, also known as a resume, can be defined as "your career
so far". You have to include your name, vital statistics, and also
everything that you did during your professional life, including studies and
diplomas. You can also include your hobbies and interests. A search through
Yahoo would probably get you to a site where they teach you how to do one,
otherwise, there are plenty of books which can do the same. Hope this helps.
-In some fields and, I believe, in much of Europe, it's another name for résumé.
-I don't know how it translates, Ms, but I've recently read about 60 of
them for technical experts whose reports may be entered into evidence
and whose testimony might be required at trial. They are resumes, but
with much more detail in terms of articles published, membership in
societies and organizations relative to the expert's field, blah blah
blah. In many cases, the additional detail was simply an addendum to
the resume, but the title page said, "Curriculum Vitae."
Going back to 1956 high school Latin, I don't think Curriculum Vita is
correct. If it's the "curriculum" of a life, I think "vitae" is the
correct form.
