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Pulker, Hélène; Stickler, Ursula; Vialleton, Elodie – Research-publishing.net, 2021
The School of Languages and Applied Linguistics at the Open University (OU) radically re-designed its modern languages curriculum in 2014, launching its first suite of new modules in 2017. The institution as a whole has since also developed a new employability framework. Our paper describes the principles underpinning the design of the new…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Multilingualism
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Comas-Quinn, Anna; Fuertes Gutiérrez, Mara – Research-publishing.net, 2019
This project aimed to explore how online open communities and resources could be used for language learning in a higher education context. Advanced language learners were introduced to translation and subtitling, and the use of open content to maintain their language skills post-graduation whilst engaging in a meaningful activity, namely sharing…
Descriptors: Speeches, Translation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Beaven, Tita – Research-publishing.net, 2019
The first module of the online Master of Arts (MA) in Translation at the Open University, Introduction to Translation Theory and Practice, includes a language development strand which encourages students to diagnose their own language development needs and introduces them to tools, resources, strategies, and learning communities that will enable…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Communities of Practice, Professional Development