700 Reasons: Reason #74
- Reason: 74
- Interpersonal skills programmes for language undergraduates enable students to assume greater responsibility and initiative in the learning process; enable students to learn to solve problems, define goals, manage their own work, become more committed and more self-confident, to work to deadlines, take initiative and work collectively with others; to give oral presentations, produce reports, use IT, acquire and process information
- Reference:
- Towell, R. (2000) ‘Introducing interpersonal skills within a specialist language degree programme’ in King, A. (ed) Languages and the Transfer of Skills (London: CILT), pp. 111-118
- Related Keywords:
- Autonomy, HE (Higher Education sector), IT skills (Information Technology), Key skills, Language learning skills, Personal and social development, Problem solving, Teamwork
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