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Employment, Work Abroad and Bilingual Education: Spanish Bilingual Graduates' Self-Perceived Employability, Mobility and Intercultural Competence

Journal of teaching and learning for graduate employability, 2021, Vol.12 (2), p.279 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

ISSN: 1838-3815 ;EISSN: 1838-3815

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  • Title:
    Employment, Work Abroad and Bilingual Education: Spanish Bilingual Graduates' Self-Perceived Employability, Mobility and Intercultural Competence
  • Author: Palacios-Hidalgo, Francisco Javier ; Gómez-Parra, María Elena ; Espejo-Mohedano, Roberto ; Huertas-Abril, Cristina A
  • Subjects: Bilingual Education ; Bilingualism ; College Graduates ; Employment ; Employment Potential ; Foreign Countries ; Overseas Employment
  • Is Part Of: Journal of teaching and learning for graduate employability, 2021, Vol.12 (2), p.279
  • Description: Bilingual programs have become more common in higher education around the world in an attempt to provide learners with the education they need to face today's world. These programs can provide academic, linguistic, intercultural, and professional benefits to students. Consequently, countries like Spain have developed bilingual education to help students become proficient in foreign languages and develop essential competences for their professional futures. Research has analysed how Spanish bilingual education is implemented, and how teachers are trained. However, few studies examine how bilingual programs impact graduates' employability, mobility, and intercultural awareness, and how graduates perceive their skill development. Moreover, little has been studied about bilingual graduates' work situation and whether participating in these programs has helped them find work abroad. This paper analyses whether a combination of participation in Spanish bilingual programs, employment, and experiences working abroad affects bilingual education graduates' self-perceived employability, mobility, and intercultural awareness. This study adopts a quantitative approach, in which 741 respondents participated. Findings show that bilingual graduates who are currently working have higher self-perceived employability and better perceptions of their mobility and employability competences than those who followed monolingual studies, even when they have not worked abroad.
  • Publisher: Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1838-3815
    EISSN: 1838-3815
  • Source: ERIC Full Text Only (Discovery)
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