Prach#2 - ENGINEERING effects of LANGUAGE skill on engineering students and its involvement in college level HW6 - Progress update: **HIGH tendency to change the topic… HW6 - Progress update: **HIGH tendency to change the topic…

Prach#2 - ENGINEERING effects of LANGUAGE skill on engineering students and its involvement in college level The Learning environment for stanford students in science-related - & - the situation of liberal arts education --- PLAN B --- Engineering students and their awareness of global affairs (esp. in business term) The Learning environment for stanford students in science-related - & - the situation of liberal arts education --- PLAN B --- Engineering students and their awareness of global affairs (esp. in business term) Variations

X pectation… Prach#2 - ENGINEERING effects of LANGUAGE skill on engineering students and its involvement in college level From the outcome of the project… 1. Improve and (RE)ORIENT THE SELF-INVESTMENT PATH. 2. MAKE CHANGES to the society at least in students level

MY EXPECTATIONS >>> Motives  WORTH OF ENGINEERING POTENTIAL.  ABOUT ME!  Need a proof  EVALUATE MYSELF WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARK.  (RE)ORIENT THE SELF-INVESTMENT PATH.  MAKE CHANGES  Social value: at least in students level  Education system  Public awareness: government, privates, institutes. Prach#2 - ENGINEERING effects of LANGUAGE skill on engineering students and its involvement in college level

During the stay, find out that… By [word of mouth]…  HOST:  LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS PASS SOME CERTAIN LEVELS OF LAnGUAGE PROFICIENCY.  Less value the american put on the proficiency in foreign languages (even spanish)  Sarah:  Structured liberal education (SLE)  STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION -&- The overall situation of liberal arts education (WHICH IS BAD) Prach#2 - ENGINEERING effects of LANGUAGE skill on engineering students and its involvement in college level

During the stay, find out that… By [word of mouth]…  N’james:  A course about liberal arts education!  A debate over the issue even in the university level, not mentioning the national level. (which means that this problem - my problem - is still far from settlement.)  Julia (HUME’s instructor)  Particular negative perception on liberal studies of stanford students Prach#2 - ENGINEERING effects of LANGUAGE skill on engineering students and its involvement in college level

During the stay, find out that… By [GENERAL PERCEPTION OF MINE]…  Time is limited!  Only 2 weeks left.  [personally] Especially when there are so much things to do apart from just ‘the project’.  Hard to reach the ‘rational’ conclusion.  Cannot assess benefits of language skills. …no use to survey and get the data which is not representing the reality… Prach#2 - ENGINEERING effects of LANGUAGE skill on engineering students and its involvement in college level

During the stay, find out that… Assumption: … … stanford students BETTER in term of perception … sTimulating environment is effective at stanford !!!FAIL!!!  Prach#2 - ENGINEERING effects of LANGUAGE skill on engineering students and its involvement in college level

Final ‘appearance’  Proportion analysis pie chart  Statistic graphs + analysis on  Tributing factors  Time range and policy sets  Organisation flows/ action plan of involved parties + analysis on  Purposes and achieved purposes  Weakness and strength  Comments and prospective improvement  Other statistics data… ( if available) Prach#2 - ENGINEERING effects of LANGUAGE skill on engineering students and its involvement in college level

Final ‘appearance’ “…Opinion gathering (?)…” Prach#2 - ENGINEERING effects of LANGUAGE skill on engineering students and its involvement in college level

FURTHER sources of info.  fRIENDS OF HOST:  HIS MENTOR: ONE GRAUDATE FROM ENGINEERING WITH MINOR IN CHINESE  ETC.  ‘ sle PEOPLE’  STUDENTS FROM sle PROGRAM: KYLIE (A FRIEND OF SARAH), P’MIKE (;P)  PROFESSORS IN SLE PROGRAM  The overall situation of liberal arts education  ‘liberal art education’  Professors: N’James, pls  Papers… Prach#2 - ENGINEERING effects of LANGUAGE skill on engineering students and its involvement in college level

...HELP:*(...HELP:*(  Selection of sampling data (which is to be processed and analysed.)  Access to ‘language /activity freak’ groups  Group of people who are willing to be interviewed or share their opinions about the topic.  Mr. know-it-all!  (Insight)details about clubs and social events. Anyone who can be there when I’m speaking nonsense broken english! (not serious ) Prach#2 - ENGINEERING effects of LANGUAGE skill on engineering students and its involvement in college level

...HELP:*(...HELP:*(  Suggested persons to talk to  Various groups of science-related students (Age, gender, cultural background)  materials: Book, materials  professors Prach#2 - ENGINEERING effects of LANGUAGE skill on engineering students and its involvement in college level