Task-based projects for transition from university to placements abroad: development of academic, sociocultural, and employability skills for students of Spanish as a foreign language.

Perez-Nieto, Nazaret and Llop Naya, Ares 2022. Task-based projects for transition from university to placements abroad: development of academic, sociocultural, and employability skills for students of Spanish as a foreign language. Hampton, Cathy and Salin, Sandra, eds. Innovative Language Teaching and Learning at university: Facilitating Transition from and to Higher Education, Research-publishing.net, pp. 121-132. (10.14705/rpnet.2022.56.1379)

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Abstract

This paper shows how Task-Based Learning (TBL) is used to equip second-year Spanish students at Cardiff University for their placements during their year abroad. We present a set of task- based projects embedded within the curriculum to enhance both (1) the competences students have to acquire throughout their degree, and (2) the skills to overcome the challenges involved in tasks of similar nature when studying or working abroad. These activities (including translations, presentations, essay writing and the production of a vlog) put all the knowledge acquired into practice in real-life situations. The impact of these tasks on the learning process, academic, sociocultural, and employability skills, and the students’ perceptions of the transition to placements abroad have been assessed through a survey. The sequences designed, the results and feedback collected are presented as evidence in favour of TBL as a suitable approach to qualify Higher Education (HE) students as proficient users of the target language during their time abroad. Keywords: task-based learning, higher education, placements abroad, transition.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Modern Languages
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PB Modern European Languages
Additional Information:	Licence: CC BY.
Publisher:	Research-publishing.net
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	25 January 2023
Last Modified:	25 Jan 2023 09:53
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/150103

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