scholarly journals Soft Skills Development with University Students at English Lessons

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 398-416
Author(s):  
Ilona Kostikova ◽  
Liudmyla Holubnycha ◽  
Zoya Girich ◽  
Nataliia Movmyga
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
English Classes ◽  
Key Skills ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
People Skills

The influence of game-based teaching at English classes with university students for soft skills development has been shown. The purpose of the article is to test experimentally the effectiveness of game-based teaching at English classes with university students for the soft skills development. The theoretical (analysis and synthesis), empirical (questioning, observation, discussion), experimental (pedagogical experiment) methods have been used. The pedagogical experiment helped to evaluate the obtained data. The article results are the following. The concept “soft skills” was established as well as the synonyms “skills for employment”, “people skills”, “non-professional skills”, “extra-professional skills”, “key skills”, “skills for social progress”, “skills of the 21st century”. The eight soft skills that can be developed with university students through educational games at English classes were determined. They were critical thinking, creativity, team management, emotional intelligence, people interaction, conflict management, flexible consciousness and stress resistance. The features of the identified soft skills were described. The influence of game activities to different soft skills was revealed. Different game activities to develop soft skills were shown at English lessons. The effectiveness of game-based teaching to soft skills development was analyzed. The conclusion is the effectiveness of soft skills development based on game-based teaching in English was proved.

scholarly journals Africa’s Youth Unemployment Challenge and the Pursuit of Soft Skills Development by University Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Joseph Assan ◽  
Violette Nalutaaya
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
University Students ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Employment Skills ◽  
Qualitative Methodologies

This paper seeks to address the growing challenge of youth employment in Kenya. The study explores how the provision and acquisition of soft skills by university students influence their employability in the current labour market in Kenya. The objective of the paper is to examine the current training programs in soft skills development being offered to university students and the extent to which they enhance the ability of the participants to obtain employment. We use a case study approach to ascertain the opportunities provided by the Employment Training Program which offers mentoring and coaching to young people in key soft and employment skills as they transition from tertiary institutions into the workforce. The paper triangulates quantitative and qualitative methodologies that draw on a pre-training survey, key informant interviews, a post training survey and focus group discussions to inform the study. The research shows that addressing the information gap for job opportunities can help reduce youth unemployment. The development of entrepreneurship, interpersonal skills, public relations and online jobs search skills are amongst the observed training gaps. The findings of the study further indicate that employers are interested in young people who are consistent, reliable, have good communication and presentation skills as well as realistic career expectations. The study concludes that whilst several students seem keen on obtaining soft skills, some are unable to capitalize on the acquisition of such skills to enhance their employment prospects. The paper recommends incorporating employability programs into the Kenyan educational curriculum at the secondary and tertiary levels to address the vicious cycle of unemployment.

scholarly journals Researching skills development: students as partners in this process

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Campbell Casey ◽  
Janis MacCallum ◽  
Lynn Robertson ◽  
Lewis Strachan
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Main Element ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Extra Time ◽  
Transferable Skills ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Evidence Evaluation ◽  
Key Skills

Many employers report that newly qualified graduates lack key skills necessary for success in the workplace. Although variable, many lack general ‘transferable’ or ‘soft’ skills including communication and teamworking. Staff at Edinburgh Napier University have sought to address this using the Skills Passport tool. The main element of the Skills Passport is the Skills Evidence Evaluation Record (SEER), which encourages students to document and reflect on their skills throughout their time at university in preparation for employment.The purpose of this study was to explore students’ awareness of, and attitudes towards, their own skills development. Two final year students were recruited to the project and collected data from first to fourth year students via a questionnaire they designed to gather data about the Skills Passport and skills development as part of their final year project. In addition, an employer focus group and individual interviews gathered the thoughts of employers regarding graduates’ skills sets and the skills important to them as employers.Students were aware that transferable skills are highly desirable, and that extracurricular activities are important; they become increasingly concerned about their skills development as they progress through their studies. These results suggest that students are aware of and are willing to invest extra time in their skills development, but that they require further support from the institution in order to be more confident about future employment prospects.

NECESSARY COMPETENCES OF STUDENTS AND UNIVERSITY GRADUATES FOR SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
T. A. Kamarova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Job Search ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Stanford Research Institute ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Key Skills ◽  
Special Knowledge ◽  
Successful Employment

Since 2000, the focus of employers’ attention in recruiting personnel for a company has been gradually shifting from hard skills towards soft skills. The results of a study carried out by Harvard University and Stanford Research Institute show that the contribution of hard skills to the professional success of an employee accounts for only 15 %, while soft skills add up to the remaining 85 %. Today, it is not enough for a graduate to acquire special knowledge and expertise – they are required to have soft skills to succeed in a job search. The paper discusses the issue of transformation of the qualifying requirements to the job seekers claimed by employers when hiring personnel. The objective of the work is to identify the structure of the key skills and competencies of university students and graduates essential for their successful employment. The analysis of the requirements of employers to graduates of one of the universities was carried out in 2017–2021. The empirical base was a sociological survey of the heads of Russian companies on the issues of the important soft and hard skills of young specialists. The results of the analysis prove that the rapidly changing economic conditions affect the pool of soft skills that are significant in the labor market. The paper presents the structure of soft skills, describes the pool of important skills and competencies that encourage an employer’s decision to hire an inexperienced university graduate. Thus, the results of the study confirm the importance of the development of soft and hard skills of university students and graduates.

Academic motivation and professional skills development in the Specialty of Social Sciences and Tourism at a public university [Motivación académica y desarrollo de competencias profesionales en la Especialidad de Ciencias Sociales y Turismo de una universidad pública]

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Ana Cecilia De Paz Lazaro ◽  
Jessica Luz Palomino Collantes
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
Public University ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Competencias Profesionales ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of the research is to determine the relationship between academic motivation and the professional skills development in the specialty of Social Sciences and Tourism. The study is quantitative and the design is non-experimental correlational translational. The results indicate that there is a high level relationship (0.914) between the independent academic motivation variable and the professional competences development in the Specialty of Social Sciences and Tourism. In conclusion, motivation is directly related to the professional skills development in the specialty of Social Sciences and Tourism. The research results conclude that there is a high relationship between the variables.

STUDENT’S PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT BY OUT-OF-CLASS DISPATCHING CONTROL TASKS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Наталья Ленмировна Бацева
Keyword(s):  
Educational Program ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Dispatching Control

В статье представлен опыт реализации внеаудиторной самостоятельной работы студентов по дисциплине «Оперативное управление в энергетике» образовательной программы «Цифровая энергетика». На примере показано, какие компетенции могут быть развиты при выполнении профессионально-ориентированных задач. The author presents the experience of out-of-class student’s work implementation for dispatching control course. This course belongs to the educational program “Digital Energy”. Using the example, the list of developed skills is demonstrated when a student takes on the professionally oriented out-of-class tasks.

Development of Entrepreneurship in Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-48
Author(s):  
Jovanna Nathalie Cervantes-Guzmán
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
University Students ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Student Relationships ◽  
Concrete Experience ◽  
Professional Student

It is necessary for university students to be trained with real cases so that they experience experiential learning, where they have a concrete experience and learn from it. Integrating training, education, and soft skills arm them with the necessary tools to develop an entrepreneurial intention. This will be done by training multidisciplinary work using business models adapted to teaching entrepreneurship. Thus, achieving avoids drifting talent trained in universities, which does not find a stimulus to knowledge to achieve the development of their venture. It should be provided from schoolwork that can lead to potential businesses, through the association of different university careers to generate and enhance multidisciplinary professional student-student relationships.

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