efye 2008 (7 th – 9 th may) the benefits of embedding employability into a subject curriculum
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EFYE 2008 (7 th – 9 th May) The benefits of embedding employability into a subject curriculum. Dr Dawn Archer, Dr Helen Day and Angela Kilpatrick -- and (some of) our students, Richard, Lisa and Sebastian. Let’s talk about … ELSIE. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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EFYE 2008 (7th – 9th May)
The benefits of embedding employability into a subject curriculum
Dr Dawn Archer, Dr Helen Dayand Angela Kilpatrick
-- and (some of) our students,Richard, Lisa and Sebastian
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Let’s talk about … ELSIEThe English Language Studies Initiative
for Employability
See http://www.elsieproject.org.uk
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Content:
• Introduction to ‘ELSIE’
• Answering the why question
• Answering the how (of employability)
• Our students’ experiences
• Future Developments
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ELSIE is …
… an innovative subject-specific employability scheme, developed at UCLan, which helps students:
1. To get the most out of their degree
2. To reflect on their subject-specific and generic skills
3. To learn how to transfer these skills to a ‘work’ context
4. To research future career options throughout their degree and beyond
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• Where does English fit into the grand scheme of things?
• What counts as “good” English now you’re at university?
• Essay writing• What your CV/job
applications say about you (language & representation)
• Drop-in session (student feedback for 1st assignment)
ELSIE is subject specific in the sense that …
“Understanding why you’re at University” (DOT model)
Self-development
Subject-based skills
Information skills
Presentation skills
Observation skills
Individual student presentations
Starting the ELSIE projects
• How do you learn?• Understanding career interests,
preferences, goals and values • What project would you like to
do in Yr 2?
It is part of the English Language Studies Workshops (1 & 2)
Breakdown of the first year experience:
• What do you need to know to do well at university?
• Making the most of library/e-resources
• Writing a “good” CV - what you need to know
• What makes a good presentation? • Mistakes to avoid when presenting!• What counts as useful feedback?
• Another look at Employability and the ELSIE projects • Reviewing what makes a good ELSIE project
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Why develop ELSIE?
• A globally changing society
• Declining number in Humanities students
• Yet, English Language is a requirement for a majority of graduate jobs …
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How do we “teach” employability?
OPPORTUNITY AWARENESS
SELFAWARENESS
DECISIONLEARNING
TRANSITION LEARNING
Theoretical framework adapted from Law and Watts (1977) DOTS career model.
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Hearing the voices of UCLAN students at the EFYE conference …
• Richard’s experience …
• Lisa’s experience …
• Sebastian’s experience …
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Richard’s experience …
• Richard is a second year, who has recently completed his employability project (as part of EG2000 = English Language Workshop II)
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Lisa’s experience
• My Initial Attitude
• What ELSIE Taught Me
• Realising My Potential
• My New Attitude
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Sebastian’s experience…
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Our ultimate goal for ELSIE students: that they have sustainable, successful and satisfying careers (built on a firm English-language foundation).