Nurturing Critical Minds: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Education and the Workforce
Nurturing Critical Minds: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Education and the Workforce
We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming international conference on “Nurturing Critical Minds: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Education and the Workforce”. The conference is interdisciplinary, it will cover a diverse range of fields and perspectives on the development of critical thinking skills in different academic fields at universities and labour market institutions. Showcasing the holistic approach, the conference aims to explore the vital role of critical thinking in diverse academic disciplines and its significance in the ever-evolving landscape of labour market institutions.
The conference aims to bridge the gap between universities and labour market institutions, fostering a culture of critical thinking that thrives in the classroom and enhances professional growth in the workplace. This conference will serve as a platform for educators, researchers, and labour market professionals from diverse fields to explore innovative strategies, and share best practices and collaborate on integrating critical thinking skills into educational curricula.
Keynote speakers
Alistair Starling
Co-Founder and Managing Director of the European Diplomats
Luís Sebastião
Associate Professor in the Department of Pedagogy and Education, Director of the Center for Research in Education and Psychology, University of Évora
Dimitris Pnevmatikos
Professor in the Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Western Macedonia
Erika Vaiginienė
Associate professor in the Department of Business, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vilnius University
Inga Jončienė
Head of Business Development at Alliance for Recruitment
Adam Mastandrea
Assistant Professor in the Department of Foreign Language Teaching and Research, Institute of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University
Daiva Penkauskienė
Director of Modern Didactics Center, Associate Professor in the Institute of Educational Sciences and Social Work, Mykolas Romeris University
Sandra Kairė
Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University
Kay Hemmerling
Dr Kay Hemmerling, Chairman at the Institute for Moral-Democratic Competence (IMDC e.V.)
Programme
Programme
Iuliu Rațiu
Teaching Self-Assessment in Business English Classes
Teaching Self-Assessment in Business English Classes
Iuliu Rațiu
Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
The purpose of the presentation is to analyse the role of student self-assessment in group projects. The author intends to emphasise the importance of peer learning and self-assessment of individual and group work and to offer recommendations to instructors willing to improve their students’ self-evaluation skills. For students themselves, self-assessment is a much-needed skill they could later use in the workforce when they could negotiate a wage raise, an end-of-the-year bonus, or ask for a promotion. As a tool for critical thinkers, self-assessment allows for contextualising one’s strengths and weaknesses within a group, improving communication among group members, and building trust. The presentation is informed by Business and Economics students’ work on three group projects over three semesters in the courses of Business English the author teaches at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Keywords: group work, peer learning, self-assessment, student reflections
Biography
Iuliu Rațiu is an assistant professor of English teaching Business and Communication classes in the Department of Modern Languages and Business Communication, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He earned his PhD in American literature from SUNY-Albany, Albany, NY (2012) and an MA in English and Writing from Kent State University, Kent, OH (2006). He specializes in nineteenth-century American literature, with an emphasis on antebellum literature and the works of Henry D. Thoreau. His research interests include sustainability studies, intercultural communication, and assessment of students’ work.
