Beaven, Tita
(2016).
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2016.cbg2016.474 |
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Abstract
Open University (OU) students are typically mature students who combine studying part-time with work or caring responsibilities; the average age of OU language students has been dropping, and about 30% of our new students are now under 25. The traditional view of adult learners who study languages is that they often study for pleasure or personal development, rather than for clear career goals. The current study investigated whether adult students found the development of employability skills as part of their language courses useful, and, if so, the development of which particularly key employability skills they valued most.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2016 The Author |
| ISBN: | 1-908416-37-8, 978-1-908416-37-7 |
| Keywords: | adult learners; motivation; aspiration; survey |
| Academic Unit/School: | Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Languages and Applied Linguistics Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET) Language & Literacies |
| Item ID: | 48126 |
| Depositing User: | Tita Beaven |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jan 2017 14:15 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jan 2017 14:16 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/48126 |
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