Developing English Communication Skills through Project-Based Learning

The Case of Ensam Engineering Students

Bibliographic Data

ID22153298
AuthorsKhalid Ben Kaddour (corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume5
Issue3
Pages649-656
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2456-7620 • E-ISSN: 2456-7620
PublisherAI Publications (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.22161/ijels.53.12
OpenAlexW3033702236
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

This paper aims at examining closely English for Engineering Course and its impact on developing engineering students' communication skills. The Instruction used is Project-Based Learning (PBL). Participants in the study (N=66, ages 20 to 25) are 4 th year engineering students from the ENSAM engineering school (Ecole Nationale Suprieure d'Arts et Metiers) -Mekns. The objective behind this analytical report is testing the usefulness of this pedagogical approach on students learning. The main question raised is the extent to which the three communication skills addressed by the course, i.e., sequencing, analyzing, and illustrating, have been affected by this teaching methodology. The data have been analyzed empirically, and the findings reveal that PBL has a positive impact on developing these skills. General conclusions and pedagogical implications are presented

Communication skills · Engineering management · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Project-Based Learning · Computer Science · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Engineering · Engineering Education and Curriculum Development · Higher Education Learning Practices · Medicine · Psychology

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