Laurence Giraud-Johnstone
School of Creative and Cultural
Industries
For all their help and valuable contribution I should
like to thank especially:
 Dr Lesley Hamilton, E-Learning Developer, Centre
for Academic and Professional Development
 Dr Louisa Sheward, Lecturer, Centre for Academic
and Professional Development
 Martin Smith, Media Specialist, ICT
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Background
Methodology
Audience participation & findings
◦ Students’ worries
◦ Students’ expectations
◦ Skills audit
◦ End of year students’ reflections
Conclusions
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Why a Work Based Learning Abroad in a Foreign
Language module?
Work placements abroad
Learning outcomes
◦ Linguistic skills
◦ Cultural awareness
◦ Essential generic employability skills
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A pre-departure checklist
Skills audit and personal
development planning
A logbook/ diary
A series of structured
questionnaires
An end-of-year summary
report
Individual interviews
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10.
Accommodation worries
Worries about teaching
Isolation worries
Social integration worries
Language worries
Financial worries
Bureaucracy
Survival/practical skills
worries
Incident worries
Lack of confidence
45%
18%
9%
0%
0%
1
2
9%
9%
9%
0%
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0%
10
40
39
35
Percent of responses
30
25
20
15
16
16
14
14
Homesickness
Meeting new
10
5
0
Language
Accommodation
proficiency (Form
issues
Work related issues
colleagues/people
filling/red tape)
Category
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10.
Increased personal confidence
Valuable teaching experience
Improved insight into new way
of life
Knowledge enhancement of the
cultural heritage of the foreign
country
Meet new people/ new friends
Improved Independence
Travelling
Improved Language skills
Increased employment skills
Improved budgeting
40%
40%
20%
0%
0%
0%
1
2
3
4
0%
0%
0%
5
6
7
0%
8
9
10
25
23
Percent of Responses
20
21
21
15
14
13
10
10
5
0
Linguistic skills
Valuable teaching
To improve
Insight in new
experience
confidence
culture
Category
Independence
Travelling
Subject/Discipline Knowledge and Understanding
Applied Knowledge and Understanding
Knowledge
Understanding of Concepts
Knowledge Enhancement
Professionalism
Practice and Experience
Research
Generic Cognitive Skills
Communication, ICT and Numeracy
Reading and Gathering Information
Judgement/Problem Solving
Analysis
Creativity
Written Communication
Verbal Communication
Visual Communication
Listening
Questioning
Work with Numbers
Work with IT
Autonomy, Accountability, Working with Others
Personal Attributes
Team Working
Initiative
Leadership
Personal Development Planning
Self Awareness
Self Reliance
Adaptability and Flexibility
Assertiveness
Planning and Time Management
Commitment and Motivation
Resilience
Confidence
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Personal attributes/
capabilities
Autonomy, Accountability,
Working with others
Generic Cognitive Skills
Practical skills
Communication /ICT /
Numeracy skills
Discipline Knowledge and
understanding
Applied knowledge and
understanding
45%
18%
18%
9%
9%
0%
1
2
0%
3
4
5
6
7
35
30
30
28
Percent of Responses
25
20
15
15
12
10
12
5
0
Personal
Autonomy, Accountability
attributes/capabilities
and working with others
Generic cognitive skills
Practical skills
Category
Communication
1
2
Discipline knowledge and
Applied knowledge and
understanding
understanding
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Personal attributes/
capabilities
Autonomy, Accountability,
Working with others
Generic Cognitive Skills
Practical skills
Communication/ICT/
Numeracy skills
Discipline Knowledge and
understanding
Applied knowledge and
understanding
55%
18%
18%
9%
0%
1
2
0%
0%
3
4
5
6
7
50
45
49
40
Percent of Responses
35
30
25
20
19
15
10
11
11
9
5
0
Personal
Autonomy, Accountability
attributes/capabilities
and working with others
Generic cognitive skills
Practical skills
Category
Communication
0
1
Discipline knowledge and
Applied knowledge and
understanding
understanding
50
Strengths
49
Weakneses
45
40
Percent of Responses
35
30
30
28
25
20
19
15
15
10
11
12
12
11
9
5
1
0
Personal
Autonomy, Accountability
attributes/capabilities
and working with others
Generic cognitive skills
Practical skills
Category
Communication
0
2
1
Discipline knowledge and
Applied knowledge and
understanding
understanding
Sections
◦ Placement
◦ Academic
◦ Practical
◦ Personal
◦ Social
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Claire
Natalie
Natalie
Jorge
Amanda
Angela
Ashley
Ashley
Alison
Alison
Chioma
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Emma
Janine
Marc
Marc
Mhairi
Nikki
Rachel
Rachel
Suzanne
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Graham MacAlpine
Jennifer Lynch
Katie Leck
Lynn Burt
Arthur Kennedy
Carol-Anne Tominey
Caroline Gillies
Joanne Neilson
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Katarzyna Pietrzak
Mark Ross
Nicola Bonnar
Nicola McLauglin
Nicola Reid
Rachel Geddes
Scott Roberts
30
25
26
26
Percent of Responses
20
20
17
15
12
10
5
0
Greater culture
awareness
Improved language skills
Valuable teaching
experience
Category
Independence
Self image and self belief
50
45
Strengths
Weaknesses
Reflections
40
Percent of responses
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Personal
Autonomy, Accountability
attributes/capabilities
and working with others
Generic cognitive skills
Practical skills
Category
Communication
Discipline knowledge and
Applied knowledge and
understanding
understanding
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Greater understanding and awareness of foreign
language and foreign culture
Development of essential generic employability
skills and attributes
Better balance of attributes and skills (Exc. Generic
Cognitive skills)
Ability to recognise development of attributes and
skills
Personal growth/ maturity
QUESTIONS?