1. EFYE 2008 (7th – 9th May) The benefits of embedding employability into a subject curriculum
Dr Dawn Archer, Dr Helen Day and Angela Kilpatrick
-- and (some of) our students, Richard, Lisa and Sebastian

2. Let’s talk about … ELSIE
The English Language Studies Initiative for Employability
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3. Content: Introduction to ‘ELSIE’ Answering the why question
Answering the how (of employability)
Our students’ experiences
Future Developments

4. ELSIE is …
… an innovative subject-specific employability scheme, developed at UCLan, which helps students:
To get the most out of their degree
To reflect on their subject-specific and generic skills
To learn how to transfer these skills to a ‘work’ context
To research future career options throughout their degree and beyond

5. ELSIE is subject specific in the sense that …
It is part of the English Language Studies Workshops (1 & 2)
Breakdown of the first year experience:
How do you learn?
Understanding career interests, preferences, goals and values
What project would you like to do in Yr 2?
“Understanding why you’re at University” (DOT model)
Self-development
Subject-based skills
Information skills
Presentation skills
Observation skills
Individual student presentations
Starting the ELSIE projects
Where does English fit into the grand scheme of things?
What counts as “good” English now you’re at university?
Essay writing
What your CV/job applications say about you (language & representation)
Drop-in session (student feedback for 1st assignment)
What do you need to know to do well at university?
Making the most of library/ e-resources
Writing a “good” CV - what you need to know
What makes a good presentation?
Mistakes to avoid when presenting!
What counts as useful feedback?
Another look at Employability and the ELSIE projects
Reviewing what makes a good ELSIE project

6. Why develop ELSIE? A globally changing society
Declining number in Humanities students
Yet, English Language is a requirement for a majority of graduate jobs …

7. How do we “teach” employability?
OPPORTUNITY AWARENESS
SELF
AWARENESS
DECISION
LEARNING
TRANSITION LEARNING
Theoretical framework adapted from Law and Watts (1977) DOTS career model.

8. Hearing the voices of UCLAN students at the EFYE conference …
Richard’s experience …
Lisa’s experience …
Sebastian’s experience …

9. Richard’s experience …
Richard is a second year, who has recently completed his employability project (as part of EG2000 = English Language Workshop II)

10. Lisa’s experience My Initial Attitude What ELSIE Taught Me
Realising My Potential
My New Attitude

11. Sebastian’s experience…

12. Our ultimate goal for ELSIE students: that they have sustainable, successful and satisfying careers (built on a firm English-language foundation).