Laurence Giraud-Johnstone School of Creative and Cultural Industries.

Laurence Giraud-Johnstone School of Creative and Cultural Industries

Why WBL abroad in a FL? Learning outcomes

◦ Linguistic skills◦ Cultural awareness◦ Employability skills

A pre-departure checklist Skills audit and personal

development planning A logbook/ diary Open-ended

questionnaires An end-of-year summary

report Individual interviews

Subject/Discipline Knowledge and Understanding

Applied Knowledge and Understanding

KnowledgeUnderstanding of ConceptsKnowledge Enhancement

ProfessionalismPractice and ExperienceResearch

Generic Cognitive Skills Communication, ICT and Numeracy

Reading and Gathering InformationJudgement/Problem SolvingAnalysisCreativity

Written CommunicationVerbal CommunicationVisual CommunicationListeningQuestioningWork with NumbersWork with IT

Autonomy, Accountability, Working with Others

Personal Attributes

Team WorkingInitiativeLeadershipPersonal Development PlanningSelf AwarenessSelf Reliance

Adaptability and FlexibilityAssertivenessPlanning and Time ManagementCommitment and MotivationResilienceConfidence

Time managementFlexibility

Commitment

Time managementFlexibility

Commitment

Working with OthersWorking with Others

CreativeImaginative

Skills

CreativeImaginative

Skills

VerbalListening

VerbalListening

NoSelf-confidenceAssertiveness

NoSelf-confidenceAssertiveness

NoAutonomy

NoAutonomy

NoProblem-solving

NoProblem-solving Weak

Language skills

Weak Language skills

Claire Natalie Natalie Jorge Amanda Angela Ashley Ashley Alison Alison Chioma

Emma Janine Marc Marc Mhairi Nikki Rachel Rachel Suzanne

Graham MacAlpine Jennifer Lynch Katie Leck Lynn Burt Arthur Kennedy Carol-Anne Tominey Caroline Gillies Joanne Neilson

Katarzyna Pietrzak Mark Ross Nicola Bonnar Nicola McLauglin Nicola Reid Rachel Geddes Scott Roberts

Amy Denise Jacqualine Jennifer Jodi Louise Lynsey

Mark Nicola Pamela Paula Sarah Stephanie

Self beliefSense of achievement

ConfidenceMaturity

Self beliefSense of achievement

ConfidenceMaturity

Improved Language Skills

Improved Language Skills

Improved cross cultural experiences

Improved cross cultural experiences

Employability skillsCareer goals

Employability skillsCareer goals

IndependenceIndependence

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