APPLICATION OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN TEACHING COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN ENGLISH TO ENGINEERING STUDENTS

• Main Author: Phan, Thị Ngọc Lệ
• Other Authors: DẠY VÀ HỌC NGOẠI NGỮ GẮN VỚI CHUYÊN NGÀNH TRONG BỐI CẢNH HỘI NHẬP QUỐC TẾ: LÍ LUẬN VÀ THỰC TIỄN
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: NHÀ XUẤT BẢN ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA HÀ NỘI 2019
• Subjects: Project-based learning; Engineering students; Communication skills
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/67330
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

There is no doubt that English is of great signifcance to engineering students in academic life where having good communication competence is a must for them to deal with most of theories in engineering taught in English. The purpose of the present study is to shed light on application of project-based learning in teaching English as a foreign language to engineering students in Vietnam National University. A total of 21 Engineeringmajored students in the Fast-tracked program participated in a project designed on the basis of project-based learning. The fndings from the project combined with the questionnaires given at the end of the semester help the researcher come to the conclusion that projectbased learning is an ideal teaching method since it enables engineering students not only to improve signifcantly their oral and written communication skills but also to apply the content knowledge in their major in the English language course. It is hoped that this study can provide researchers and teachers with useful implication for using English as a medium of instruction in sciences related subjects.