TY - GEN
T1 - Development of a List of Can-do Statements for Global Communication in Engineering and its Applications
AU - Yamazaki, Atsuko K.
AU - Inoue, Masahiro
AU - Hasegawa, Hiroshi
AU - Yoshimura, Kenjiro
AU - Kimura, Masaomi
AU - Matsuora, Naoki
N1 - Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A part of this study was supported by FD/SD Josei at Shibaura Institute of Technology in 2015, 2016, and 2017. The authors would like to extend their gratitude to useful advice from other FD/SD Josei project members. We also would like to thank the late Prof. Takashi Komeda for his support throughout this project.
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© 2017 IEEE.
PY - 2018/9/17
Y1 - 2018/9/17
N2 - Global communication skills are essential so that engineers can function successfully in global settings. To properly evaluate the outcomes of global communication education for engineering students, we need a measurement tool that incorporates the global communication elements of engineers' professional practice. In this study, the authors developed a list of Can-do statements which measures foreign language communication competency in engineering settings. In the development, the authors adopted the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR), and then used the English scores of more than 1800 working engineers and university students to validate the level separation of the Can-do list, which has ten competency levels (from CEFR A1 to C2 with sub-scales) for reception, production, and interaction activities in communication. With the Can-do list, we surveyed 100 personnel managers at Japanese global engineering companies and identified the minimum communication competency levels from engineers. This list has also been used to compare the communication competency of students who participated in global PBL programs with students from different countries. The analysis of the student assessment outcomes suggests that Japanese engineering students need more opportunities or training to enhance their self-evaluations of global communication competency.
AB - Global communication skills are essential so that engineers can function successfully in global settings. To properly evaluate the outcomes of global communication education for engineering students, we need a measurement tool that incorporates the global communication elements of engineers' professional practice. In this study, the authors developed a list of Can-do statements which measures foreign language communication competency in engineering settings. In the development, the authors adopted the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR), and then used the English scores of more than 1800 working engineers and university students to validate the level separation of the Can-do list, which has ten competency levels (from CEFR A1 to C2 with sub-scales) for reception, production, and interaction activities in communication. With the Can-do list, we surveyed 100 personnel managers at Japanese global engineering companies and identified the minimum communication competency levels from engineers. This list has also been used to compare the communication competency of students who participated in global PBL programs with students from different countries. The analysis of the student assessment outcomes suggests that Japanese engineering students need more opportunities or training to enhance their self-evaluations of global communication competency.
KW - CEFR
KW - Can-do list
KW - assessment
KW - communication competency
KW - global commnication
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U2 - 10.1109/WEEF.2017.8467060
DO - 10.1109/WEEF.2017.8467060
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85055441091
T3 - Proceedings - 2017 7th World Engineering Education Forum, WEEF 2017- In Conjunction with: 7th Regional Conference on Engineering Education and Research in Higher Education 2017, RCEE and RHEd 2017, 1st International STEAM Education Conference, STEAMEC 2017 and 4th Innovative Practices in Higher Education Expo 2017, I-PHEX 2017
SP - 444
EP - 449
BT - Proceedings - 2017 7th World Engineering Education Forum, WEEF 2017- In Conjunction with
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 7th World Engineering Education Forum, WEEF 2017
Y2 - 13 November 2017 through 16 November 2017
ER -