"I'm Just a Linguist--All I Can Do Is Teach or Translate". Broadening Language Graduates' Horizons through Employer Engagement

Autor/in	Leggott, Dawn
Titel	"I'm Just a Linguist--All I Can Do Is Teach or Translate". Broadening Language Graduates' Horizons through Employer Engagement
Quelle	(2017), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Language Skills; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Employers; Employment Potential; Foreign Countries; Corporations; Universities; Program Descriptions; Extracurricular Activities; International Trade; Communication Skills; Intercultural Communication; Cultural Awareness; Global Approach; Job Skills; College Students; Student Attitudes; United Kingdom (Leeds) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Ausland; Unternehmen; University; Universität; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Kommunikationsstil; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Globales Denken; Produktive Fertigkeit; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Employers in the UK recognise that a lack of language skills can limit their company's international growth. Many students on language degrees, however, feel unprepared for working in a business environment. The final year "Working with Languages" module on Leeds Beckett University's language degrees aims to help the students to expand their career horizons beyond teaching and translating through real-world engagement with local employers. This chapter will summarise the implementation and impact of this core module and highlight some extra-curricular employer engagement activities for students on language degrees. Language graduates can bring much more to a small, medium or large international business than they may think. Employer engagement, whether embedded within the curriculum or offered as an extra-curricular option, can help them to realise that they are not "just a linguist" and can add value through their communication skills and international mind-set. [For the complete volume, "Innovative Language Teaching and Learning at University: Enhancing Employability," see ED574244.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01