Developing university students’ soft skills via project activities

Developing university students’ soft skills via project activities

Автор: Lazorak O.V., Dara Kamal Mohammed Amin

Журнал: Вестник Южно-Уральского государственного университета. Серия: Образование. Педагогические науки @vestnik-susu-ped

Рубрика: Непрерывное образование в течение жизни. Образование разных уровней

Статья в выпуске: 2 т.16, 2024 года.

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Developing soft skills is essential for future professionals to effectively navigate both personal and professional challenges and interactions. However, due to the abundance of soft skills, designing a unique development model can be challenging. A survey of 83 second-year IT students at South Ural State University revealed that key soft skills for them include teamwork, time-management, responsibility, and reflexivity. The survey also highlighted project activities as a particularly effective method for developing soft skills. This article aims to create a model that integrates soft skills development through project activities specifically tailored for ESL classes. The authors developed a model using systematic, complex, and personality-oriented approaches. The methodological basis and content of the model were defined. The model has two components (operational and determinant) and three units (motivational, modelling, and evaluation-corrective). The authors conclude that implementing a student-centered approach in ESL classes provides students with a tangible opportunity to enhance their soft skills.

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Model, soft skills, english for specific purposes (esl), project activities

Короткий адрес: https://sciup.org/147243653

IDR: 147243653   |   DOI: 10.14529/ped240205

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