'Linguist' or 'Global Graduate'? A Matter of Identity for the Global Graduate with Language Skills

Autor/in	Wyburd, Jocelyn
Titel	'Linguist' or 'Global Graduate'? A Matter of Identity for the Global Graduate with Language Skills
Quelle	(2021), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Self Concept; College Graduates; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Employment Opportunities; Cultural Awareness; Intercultural Communication; Linguistics; Public Policy; Guidelines; Transfer of Training; Work Environment; Language Skills; Global Approach; Foreign Countries; Resilience (Psychology); Interpersonal Competence; Empathy; Teamwork; Leadership; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstkonzept; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Linguistik; Öffentliche Ordnung; Richtlinien; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Arbeitsmilieu; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Globales Denken; Ausland; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Empathie; Führung; Führungsposition; Großbritannien
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.] (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01