Promotion of Project-Based Learning Aimed at Professional Skills

LIU Li, GAO Ying
2016 Sino-US English Teaching  
Project-based learning theory is applied in Software English course. The aim is to develop students' professional skill. A professional skill scale of software engineer is introduced with Software English communicative skill (reading skill, writing skill, listening skill, and communicative skill), engineering thinking habit (skill of design the plan and problem-solving skill), engineering thinking skill, knowledge of software engineering, and Emotion Quotient to deal with problems (Team spirit
more » ... nd communicative skill and self-assessment skill). For software majors, students learn about five stages and job responsibilities in software making process. Keywords: project-based learning, professional skill scale, Software English, EOP Software English communicative skill Reading skill Able to search for and fix IT information very fast. Able to generalize and analyze IT passages. Able to efficiently classify and organize IT information. Writing skill Able to write IT report with concise IT terms and clear logic, familiar with the industry standard of IT writing. Able to describe and illustrate IT problems. Able to express yourself clearly in writing and know how to design IT working files. Listening skill Able to grasp note-taking skills and draw charts with the heard information. Able to list key points in IT speeches and lectures. Able to analyze the listening passages and summarize main ideas. Communicative skill Able to give a speech regarding the project design and project process. Able to apply technology to give a speech. Able to communicate logically and clearly, choosing the different techniques appropriate to occasions and situations. Able to adapt speeches according to different audience. Able to explain, negotiate, and debate IT issues. Translation skill Able to translate IT working files. Able to explain information related to IT. Able to grasp IT English register, and its usage. Engineering thinking habit Skill of design the plan Able to conduct need-analysis. Creative, with unique perspective. Able to conduct information collecting and statistics analysis (interview, questionnaire). Able to design interface of software. Problem-solving skill Able to make full use of internet. Able to discover problems in development and use of software and find out a suitable solution.
doi:10.17265/1539-8072/2016.01.008 fatcat:zmvmdqeemnalbczd5wtiu2kdde