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Download full textRandall, Laurence – Research-publishing.net, 2016
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…
Descriptors: Career Education, Undergraduate Students, Modern Languages, Employment Potential
Organ, Alison – Research-publishing.net, 2017
This case study examines student perceptions of the experiential value of a work placement carried out as part of a languages degree programme. The data for the case study consists of a corpus of 67 reports submitted from 2011 to 2015, reflecting on placements carried out in Europe, Japan, the UK and the US. The data offers a student view of the…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Instructional Innovation, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning
López-Moreno, Cristina – Research-publishing.net, 2017
This chapter will examine the employability profile of outwardly mobile British graduates and the ways in which their international skillset fits the UK labour market. It will draw upon several recent reports to highlight the current shortage of professionals with such global skills. In this context, the chapter will demonstrate that…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Employment Potential, Foreign Countries, College Graduates
Organ, Alison – Research-publishing.net, 2016
A work placement module is compulsory in the second year of most degree programmes at York St John University, as part of an institution-wide strategy to embed employability in the curriculum. As most languages students spend their second year studying abroad, the Languages in the Workplace module was designed in such a way that the setting up of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Employment, Job Placement
Sadoux, Marion – Research-publishing.net, 2016
During the academic year 2014-15, the Language Centre at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) worked in partnership with students on the design and validation of accredited work placement modules in the Language Centre. This initiative, endorsed by the UK campus within the Students As Change Agents (SACA) programme, aimed to address…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, College Students, Partnerships in Education
Biasini, Rosalba; Bohm, Anke; Rabadán-Gómez, Marina – Research-publishing.net, 2016
The Year Abroad (YA) is arguably the most valued feature of any languages degree, according to employers (British Academy & UCML, 2012). The resilience and problem-solving capacities developed by students who undertake a period of residence abroad are sought-after characteristics in the job market. Thus, most languages degrees in the UK…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Placement, Study Abroad, Work Experience Programs
