a 2018

Motivate, Support and Encourage Students to Practise Skills for Life

KATRŇÁKOVÁ, Hana

Basic information

Original name

Motivate, Support and Encourage Students to Practise Skills for Life

Name in Czech

Motivuj a podporuj studenty v nácviku dovedností pro život

Name (in English)

Motivate, Support and Encourage Students to Practise Skills for Life

Authors

Edition

IATEFL conference 2018, 2018

Other information

Type of outcome

Konferenční abstrakt

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Keywords (in Czech)

motivace studentů, dovednosti pro život

Keywords in English

motivation of students, soft skills for life
Změněno: 28/2/2019 21:20, PhDr. Hana Kallus, M.A., Ph.D.

Abstract

ORIG EN

V originále

The starting point of the presentation is the motivation for incorporating selected soft skills aiming at increasing employability and success at the start of students‘ professional career. The talk will share our experience with introducing soft skills training as part of the ESP English for lawyers course, and provide samples of activities and students' feedback. Based on the qualitative and quantitative research among Human Resources departments of big private companies, state institutions and students of Masaryk university concerning the skills required by their first time employers and students´ expectations, the Language Centre developed specialized soft skills courses in foreign languages, parts of which were later in some form incorporated into standard course syllabi of Foreign Language for Specific or Academic Purposes. The talk will describe and comment on some useful activities practiced in order to increase success of graduates in their first employment and thus increase their employability. The focus will be on how to motivate students to work in teams, prepare and fulfil tasks in a creative atmosphere. Examples of tasks employing IT will be used to illustrate the issue. Our experience so far proves there are quite big discrepancies between students’ high command of English and their rather inadequate reactions, behaviour and strategies in carrying out specific tasks. Samples of different students’ experience in soft skills, immaturity, and different solutions depending on cultures and nationalities will be provided. Students in their written feedback confirm that they recognize the need to improve their soft skills and they also share their rewarding feeling of achievement after finishing the course with soft skills component.

In English

The starting point of the presentation is the motivation for incorporating selected soft skills aiming at increasing employability and success at the start of students‘ professional career. The talk will share our experience with introducing soft skills training as part of the ESP English for lawyers course, and provide samples of activities and students' feedback. Based on the qualitative and quantitative research among Human Resources departments of big private companies, state institutions and students of Masaryk university concerning the skills required by their first time employers and students´ expectations, the Language Centre developed specialized soft skills courses in foreign languages, parts of which were later in some form incorporated into standard course syllabi of Foreign Language for Specific or Academic Purposes. The talk will describe and comment on some useful activities practiced in order to increase success of graduates in their first employment and thus increase their employability. The focus will be on how to motivate students to work in teams, prepare and fulfil tasks in a creative atmosphere. Examples of tasks employing IT will be used to illustrate the issue. Our experience so far proves there are quite big discrepancies between students’ high command of English and their rather inadequate reactions, behaviour and strategies in carrying out specific tasks. Samples of different students’ experience in soft skills, immaturity, and different solutions depending on cultures and nationalities will be provided. Students in their written feedback confirm that they recognize the need to improve their soft skills and they also share their rewarding feeling of achievement after finishing the course with soft skills component. The starting point of the presentation is the motivation for incorporating selected soft skills aiming at increasing employability and success at the start of students‘ professional career. The talk will share our experience with introducing soft skills training as part of the ESP English for lawyers course, and provide samples of activities and students' feedback. Based on the qualitative and quantitative research among Human Resources departments of big private companies, state institutions and students of Masaryk university concerning the skills required by their first time employers and students´ expectations, the Language Centre developed specialized soft skills courses in foreign languages, parts of which were later in some form incorporated into standard course syllabi of Foreign Language for Specific or Academic Purposes. The talk will describe and comment on some useful activities practiced in order to increase success of graduates in their first employment and thus increase their employability. The focus will be on how to motivate students to work in teams, prepare and fulfil tasks in a creative atmosphere. Examples of tasks employing IT will be used to illustrate the issue. Our experience so far proves there are quite big discrepancies between students’ high command of English and their rather inadequate reactions, behaviour and strategies in carrying out specific tasks. Samples of different students’ experience in soft skills, immaturity, and different solutions depending on cultures and nationalities will be provided. Students in their written feedback confirm that they recognize the need to improve their soft skills and they also share their rewarding feeling of achievement after finishing the course with soft skills component.