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Employability for languages: a handbook

Author : Erika Corradini

Publisher : Research-publishing.net

Page : 211 pages

File Size : 24,64 MB

Release : 2016-06-25

Category : College graduates

ISBN : 1908416378

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Languages sit firmly in the skill-set of the 21st-century graduate. In an increasingly multicultural and multilingual job market, monolingual graduates are at a disadvantage: as the recent Born Global report (2016) notes, ‘multilingualism has now become the new normal’. The contributions in this collection are imbued with this idea and they demonstrate clearly and practically how languages are an aid to global communication. The aim of this book is to provide a space to bring together expertise and good academic practice for the benefit of educators and academic audiences. We therefore hope that the contributions in this collection will continue to inspire practitioners in the education sectors to embed employability skills into their curricula of studies, from as early as secondary school into higher education.



The Business Student's Handbook

Author : Sheila Cameron

Publisher : Financial Times/Prentice Hall

Page : 369 pages

File Size : 11,7 MB

Release : 1999

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9780273630838

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Is Developing Employability Skills Relevant to Adult Language Students?

Author : Tita Beaven

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Page : 7 pages

File Size : 43,83 MB

Release : 2016

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Open University (OU) students are typically mature students who combine studying part-time with work or caring responsibilities; the average age of OU language students has been dropping, and about 30% of our new students are now under 25. The traditional view of adult learners who study languages is that they often study for pleasure or personal development, rather than for clear career goals. The current study investigated whether adult students found the development of employability skills as part of their language courses useful, and, if so, the development of which particularly key employability skills they valued most. A short list of references and links is included. [For the complete volume, "Employability for Languages: A Handbook," see ED566902.].



Handbook of Research on Web 2.0 and Second Language Learning

Author : Thomas, Michael

Publisher : IGI Global

Page : 636 pages

File Size : 39,84 MB

Release : 2009-01-31

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1605661910

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"This book investigates how those involved in education can respond to the opportunities offered by the Web 2.0 technology"--Provided by publisher.



Professional competencies in language learning and teaching

Author : Cecilia Goria

Publisher : Research-publishing.net

Page : 160 pages

File Size : 28,53 MB

Release : 2019-06-08

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 2490057383

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This volume examines many of the complex issues regarding the language skills and professional competencies acquired by students studying Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) at universities in the United Kingdom and across Europe. It also outlines the innovative pedagogical strategies, methods, and resources employed by language academics to help graduates transition from university into the world of work through their MFL studies. These issues were discussed at the Professional Competencies in Language Learning and Teaching conference that took place on 12th-13th July 2018 at the University of Nottingham. The conference that was organised as a collaboration between the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures and the Confucius Institute of the University of Nottingham brought together researchers, practitioners, employers, and experts working on 21st century professional competencies and language education.



Language Investment and Employability

Author : Mi-Cha Flubacher

Publisher : Springer

Page : 130 pages

File Size : 35,42 MB

Release : 2017-09-20

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 3319608738

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This book provides a unique insight into negotiations around language investment for employability in the context of public employment services. Drawing on extensive ethnographical research carried out in Regional Employment Offices in Switzerland, the authors follow the stories of various job seekers. In doing so, they challenge the currently dominant assumption that investment in language competences leads to better employability. Arguing for a political economic perspective on these issues, this book will be of interest to anyone concerned with the connections between language and social inequality, as well as students and scholars of sociolinguistics and applied linguistics.



Innovative language teaching and learning at university: enhancing employability

Author : Carmen Álvarez-Mayo

Publisher : Research-publishing.net

Page : 161 pages

File Size : 37,95 MB

Release : 2017-05-21

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1908416491

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The second volume in this series of papers dedicated to innovative language teaching and learning at university focuses on enhancing employability. Throughout the book, which includes a selection of 14 peer-reviewed and edited short papers, authors share good practices drawing on research; reflect on their experience to promote student engagement, inclusivity, and collaboration; and foster a successful learning environment while developing employability skills. Whatever the language – or the subject we teach – there are a number of skills, behaviours, attributes and attitudes which staff and students should be aware of in order to enhance teaching and learning so as to maximise student potential and their employability prospects.



The Language of Employability

Author : Maria Fotiadou

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 300 pages

File Size : 18,46 MB

Release : 2022-10-01

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 3031102525

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This book employs a corpus-based Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) methodology to analyse the language used by university careers services in the UK. Drawing on a corpus which includes the public-facing websites of careers services from 24 Russell Group and 34 Post-92 universities, the author highlights some of the potentially problematic 'common-sense' views and ideas that are currently promoted to students using these services. She argues that the language used by university websites promotes neoliberal ideology and encourages the denaturalisation of such language. This book will be of interest to linguists, sociologists, education scholars, and scholars who are otherwise interested in the notion of employability.



Plan Your Future! Career Management Skills for Students of Languages

Author : Laurence Randall

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Page : 9 pages

File Size : 22,70 MB

Release : 2016

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At the University of Westminster, the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures has developed a student employability and work-integrated learning project, "Career Management Skills" (CMS), for undergraduate language students. The main objective was to develop a comprehensive employability strategy for all students on all undergraduate language courses at the university. The programme has evolved to include among the employability provisions a Work Placement module, which started in the academic year 2014-2015. This case study will present the context in which both CMS and the work placement module were implemented, offer an evaluation of both, and assess their impact on students and on the undergraduate programme as a whole. A short list of references and links is included. [For the complete volume, "Employability for Languages: A Handbook," see ED566902.].