Assessing the work placement abroad

Laurence Giraud-Johnstone

Assessing the work placement abroad

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This paper provides an account of the implementation of a Work Based Learning Abroad module designed to help university language learners to recognise and critically assess their personal and social development while working abroad as English Language Assistants. This project was launched in 2008 for
BA Languages students within the School of Creative and Cultural Industries at the University of the West of Scotland. The author considers students’reflections collected over the past three years on the impact of the work placement abroad. Qualitative content analysis has been applied in order to find recurring
themes, to gain insight into students’ attitudes, behaviours, concerns, lifestyles and aspirations. Overall, the module was recognized as an efficient way to mea
sure personal development as manifested by greater understanding and increased confidence in use of both foreign and mother tongue languages,
improved cultural awareness, the development of some generic employability skills and a growing sense of self-belief amongst the participants.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	19-27
Number of pages	9
Journal	Scottish Languages Review
Issue number	25
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

British council
Language assistants
Personal development plan
Linguistic skills
Cultural awareness
Work abroad
Emloyability
Self-confidence
Self-awareness

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Assessing the work placement abroad

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