Future-proofing English Majors for the New Digital Era

• 발행기관: 한국영어학학회
• 저자명: Moon, Grace Ge-Soon Shin, Donghee
• 간행물 정보: 『영어학연구』영어학연구 제26권 2호, 111~131쪽, 전체 21쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2020.08.30

영문 초록

Since the concept of the Fourth Industrial Revolution was introduced at the World Economic Forum in 2016, there has been an outpouring of discussion on how to prepare the young generations for the new age of human-machine partnership. The present paper focuses on the role of higher education in equipping students—those in English and other humanities disciplines, in particular—with the necessary skills and competencies to meet the complex challenges of an era shaped by rapid technological change. The paper first identifies the in-demand skills for the future workforce and then briefly outlines the core concepts of “Humanics,” a new learning model proposed by Aoun (2017) as higher education’s answer to the new skills demand. The paper then proposes a three-tiered approach to giving students a competitive edge over machines in the new era, namely an integrative education that provides a strong liberal arts and interdisciplinary training culminating in a capstone synthesis. The paper closes with a brief summary and some remarks on the challenges that lie ahead in implementing the proposed scheme.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Competency Mapping: Aligning Education with New Skills Demand

3. A Three-Tiered Approach to a Future-Ready Degree

4. Concluding Remarks

References

키워드

Fourth Industrial Revolution English major core curriculum interdisciplinarity capstone