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A Problem‐Based Learning Approach to Integrating Foreign Language Into Engineering
Author(s) -
Neville David O.,
Britt David W.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2007.tb03199.x
Subject(s) - problem based learning , curriculum , foreign language , computer science , mathematics education , track (disk drive) , project based learning , engineering education , engineering management , pedagogy , engineering , psychology , operating system
Problem‐based learning (PBL) is an instructional methodology placing primary emphasis on students solving realistic problems in a team‐oriented environment. Here we discuss using PBL to integrate a language for specific purposes (LSP) track into an undergraduate biological engineering curriculum as a way to prepare students for an engineering career requiring job‐specific foreign language skills. In Part I we review PBL theory and anticipate problems that may arise when merging it with an LSP track. In Part II we detail the development of a PBL/LSP module, including module performance objectives and assessment instruments. Areas of potential future research also are highlighted.