Open AccessTWENTY FIRST CENTURY SKILLS THROUGH PROBLEM BASED LEARNING: AN ESP PERSPECTIVE
Author(s) -
Victoria Tuzlukova,
Vindhya Singh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of teaching english for specific and academic purposes/≠the ≠journal of teaching english for specific and academic purposes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2334-9212
pISSN - 2334-9182
DOI - 10.22190/jtesap1803413t
Subject(s) - embodied cognition , grossman , context (archaeology) , perspective (graphical) , mathematics education , curriculum , process (computing) , psychology , pedagogy , computer science , artificial intelligence , paleontology , keynesian economics , economics , biology , operating system
Aimed at exploring such category embodied in pedagogical content knowledge (Grossman, 1990) as knowledge of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) instructional strategies useful for teaching content, this paper uses English for Business course offered at Sultan Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman as its context. While placing given attention to the analysis of how application of content and the process of problem-based learning can help Omani ESP students develop 21st century skills, it provides a detailed information about the integration of problem solving skills development throughout the course curriculum and teaching materials, as well as the processes of students’ learning about how to think and solve problems through facilitated problem solving and self-directed learning. Recommendations for the effective integration of problem-based learning in ESP programs are provided.