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Publication Date: 2021-Feb-26
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'Linguist' or 'Global Graduate'? A Matter of Identity for the Global Graduate with Language Skills
Wyburd, Jocelyn
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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.]
Descriptors: 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
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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