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'Linguist' or 'Global Graduate'? A Matter of Identity for the Global Graduate with Language Skills
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Research-publishing.net . 2021. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- In this chapter, I examine the problematic issue of identifying as a 'linguist' for graduates who have studied languages, in an employability context. I challenge them to reframe their identity as 'global graduates', with reference to the competencies outlined in the "Global Graduates into Global Leaders" report (NCUB, 2011). In the process, I also demonstrate why a truly global graduate needs also to be a linguist, in spite of the hegemony of English as a global "lingua franca," and in the context of Brexit. I provide a framework for use by students, with support from educators, to translate their skill sets and experiences into the language of employers. I hope that this will provide a clear guide to the importance not just of developing, but also articulating cogently a range of competencies which are transferable to the global economy and global society, and a convincing argument for the importance of language and intercultural skills within that portfolio. [For the complete volume, "Languages at Work, Competent Multilinguals and the Pedagogical Challenges of COVID-19," see ED612070.]
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Research-publishing.net
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- ED612179
- Document Type :
- Reports - Evaluative