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Developing Virtual Communication Skills in an English for Business Course (89120)
Session Chair: Reijiro Aoyama
Thursday, 27 March 2025 13:05
Session: Session 3
Room: Room 609 (6F)
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
The present study evaluates the design and implementation of three teaching units in a B2-level English for Business course at the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain), Faculty of Business Administration and Management. These units focus on online presentations, online job interviews, and online meetings, and are part of an institutional educational innovation project (PIME "Development of Communication Skills in Virtual Environments through Simulations and Role-Playing in Language Courses at FADE, 2023-25"). The project aims to apply active and communicative methodologies, such as simulations and role-playing. The activities were designed following a field study that included structured interviews with employees from local and international companies, a review of relevant literature, and a student opinion survey. Each unit is structured to include the activation of prior knowledge of the communicative genre in its online format, the analysis of video examples, practice with relevant vocabulary and grammar, and the production of a recorded output. These units were created as websites hosted on the university’s PoliformaT platform. Pre- and post-teaching tests, along with assessments of student performance and surveys of student and teacher opinions, are scheduled for implementation during the winter semester of 2024-25. The results are expected to demonstrate the extent to which students have developed their virtual communication skills, as well as the quality and effectiveness of the teaching materials.
Authors:
Hanna Skorczynska, Universitat Politécnica de València, Spain
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Hanna Skorczynska is a senior lecturer in the Department of Applied Linguistics at the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain),
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