Sustainable Language Training for Engineering Students: Integrating Resource-Efficiency into the Course Content through the Educational Process
The sustainable use of the Earth’s resources is recognized as increasingly important on a global scale, especially in relation to natural resource management, and is effectively addressed under the auspices of resource efficiency within engineering education. This has led to an increased demand for...
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| description | The sustainable use of the Earth’s resources is recognized as increasingly important on a global scale, especially in relation to natural resource management, and is effectively addressed under the auspices of resource efficiency within engineering education. This has led to an increased demand for engineers able to carry out professional activities whilst considering sustainable issues, as well as adopting state-of-the-art technologies, and applying the best domestic and foreign practices. The study of resource efficiency encompasses a range of aspects, from natural resources, through information management, technological tools, time, and other resources. Effective engineering education should include resource efficiency, whilst enabling students to become autonomous lifelong learners, and to develop as potential researchers and professionals, able to take account of emerging issues and approaches for resource efficiency. This paper begins by analyzing the concept of resource efficiency and key research in this area. It goes on to provide a framework to demonstrate how resource-efficiency can be delivered as part of the teaching of year one engineering students, with a theoretical and methodological scaffolding. The paper presents a case study which utilizes resource efficiency within language training. The paper defines the notion of language training resources and their classification. The case study demonstrates the feasibility of the proposed approach and includes a formal assessment to show its effectiveness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-73cadc1a76944573afe97d76b6b95edb2023-11-16T20:08:59ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022023-02-0113217610.3390/educsci13020176Sustainable Language Training for Engineering Students: Integrating Resource-Efficiency into the Course Content through the Educational ProcessNeil Gordon0Natalya Kemerova1Lyudmila Bolsunovskaya2Sergey Osipov3School of Computer Science, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UKDepartment of Foreign Languages, Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, RussiaDepartment of Foreign Languages, Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, RussiaResearch Laboratory of Radiation Control, Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, RussiaThe sustainable use of the Earth’s resources is recognized as increasingly important on a global scale, especially in relation to natural resource management, and is effectively addressed under the auspices of resource efficiency within engineering education. This has led to an increased demand for engineers able to carry out professional activities whilst considering sustainable issues, as well as adopting state-of-the-art technologies, and applying the best domestic and foreign practices. The study of resource efficiency encompasses a range of aspects, from natural resources, through information management, technological tools, time, and other resources. Effective engineering education should include resource efficiency, whilst enabling students to become autonomous lifelong learners, and to develop as potential researchers and professionals, able to take account of emerging issues and approaches for resource efficiency. This paper begins by analyzing the concept of resource efficiency and key research in this area. It goes on to provide a framework to demonstrate how resource-efficiency can be delivered as part of the teaching of year one engineering students, with a theoretical and methodological scaffolding. The paper presents a case study which utilizes resource efficiency within language training. The paper defines the notion of language training resources and their classification. The case study demonstrates the feasibility of the proposed approach and includes a formal assessment to show its effectiveness.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/2/176sustainabilityresource-efficiencypersonal engagementprofessionalizationautonomization |
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| title | Sustainable Language Training for Engineering Students: Integrating Resource-Efficiency into the Course Content through the Educational Process |
| title_full | Sustainable Language Training for Engineering Students: Integrating Resource-Efficiency into the Course Content through the Educational Process |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable Language Training for Engineering Students: Integrating Resource-Efficiency into the Course Content through the Educational Process |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable Language Training for Engineering Students: Integrating Resource-Efficiency into the Course Content through the Educational Process |
| title_short | Sustainable Language Training for Engineering Students: Integrating Resource-Efficiency into the Course Content through the Educational Process |
| title_sort | sustainable language training for engineering students integrating resource efficiency into the course content through the educational process |
| topic | sustainability resource-efficiency personal engagement professionalization autonomization |
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