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On the Meaning of ‘Employability’ Paul Robertson Department of Modern and Applied Languages

On the Meaning of ‘Employability’ Paul Robertson Department of Modern and Applied Languages. Different Routes to ‘Employability’. Student: will my investment pay off? Academic: does it compromise my values? Employer: is the candidate ‘employable’? Stakeholder: how can we promote this agenda?.

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On the Meaning of ‘Employability’ Paul Robertson Department of Modern and Applied Languages

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  1. On the Meaning of ‘Employability’ Paul RobertsonDepartment of Modern and Applied Languages

  2. Different Routes to ‘Employability’ • Student: will my investment pay off? • Academic: does it compromise my values? • Employer: is the candidate ‘employable’? • Stakeholder: how can we promote this agenda?

  3. Multilingua Student Employability Project • Project aims: • to develop a comprehensive employability strategy for all undergraduate language degree students; • to maximise student, staff and employer engagement in real-world applications of language skills/cultural knowledge; • to challenge perceptions about the nature of the boundaries that separate work from learning.

  4. Role of CEPLW • Ideas - ‘professional learning from the workplace’ • Resources - money and innovative ways to use it • Contacts - practitioners, employers and other networks • Oversight - support from initial expression of interest

  5. Project Overview • Year 1/L4 - CV task and application to Multilingua database • Year 2/L5 - Assignments and opportunity awareness • Year 3 or 4/L6 - Work placement module and interview skills • Infrastructure - Curriculum, communication and contacts

  6. Lingua Franca – A Common Language • Students - Employability discourse or professional practice? • Academics - Awareness of professional contexts? • Employers - Knowledge, skills or the corporate persona? • Other stakeholders - Understanding of disciplinary contexts?

  7. Lingua Franca - Content and Format • Languages in Action – student/staff reports • Links to Employment – student/staff reports • Alumni page – how, what and why • Employer page – how, what and why • Opportunities – generating a narrative

  8. Does it Work? • Student: applications and assignments • Academic: links to teaching and KT activities • Employer: early contacts/initial dialogue • Stakeholder: relevance of discipline

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