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dc.contributor.authorBriguglio, Carmela
dc.contributor.authorDell, Peter
dc.contributor.editorHeling Huai
dc.contributor.editorPiet Kommers
dc.contributor.editorPdero Isaias
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:44:43Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:44:43Z
dc.date.created2011-02-15T00:34:41Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationBriguglio, Carmela and Dell, Peter. 2010. Preparing international ICT students for the global workplace: An Australian experience, in Huai, H. and Kommers, P. and Isaias, P. (ed), IADIS International Higher Education Conference, Nov 29 2010. Perth, WA: International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40659
dc.description.abstract

Globalisation is leading to an increasing incidence of multinational/multicultural work teams across the globe. This is particularly the case in the world of business, where English also dominates as the most commonly used language in intercultural situations. This paper describes a project which aimed to prepare English as a Second Language (ESL) students for the English speaking work environment in Australia. Information Systems majors in their final year of a Bachelor of Commerce degree at Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia undertook a specially-designed, preparatory two-day intensive communication skills program, followed by a 16-week work placement in large local companies.The preparatory program aimed to give students socio-linguistic knowledge and skills for formal and informal work related contexts. Students were also required to engage in a reflexive activity, which they discussed with a member of the project team, whom they met on a regular basis. Evaluation of the program indicates that structured intervention can assist ESL students to prepare for an English-speaking workplace, particularly in developing confidence. However, a shorter preparatory program, coupled with more targeted support, is likely to be more effective if spaced out over the period of the internship, and addressing particular workplace needs and dilemmas as they arise.

dc.publisherInternational Association for Development of the Information Society
dc.subjectESL
dc.subjectWork Integrated Learning
dc.subjectlCT education
dc.subjectGlobalisation
dc.titlePreparing international ICT students for the global workplace: An Australian experience
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.titleProceedings of the IADIS international higher education conference
dcterms.source.seriesProceedings of the IADIS international higher education conference
dcterms.source.conferenceIADIS International Higher Education Conference
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateNov 29 2010
dcterms.source.conferencelocationPerth Western Australia
dcterms.source.placePerth
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This conference paper "Preparing international ICT students for the global workplace: An Australian experience" is a re-print from a paper published in the Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference International Higher Education http://www.iadis.org/

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