General Soft Skills and Sub-competencies Developing Plurilingual Intercultural Competence in Self-Reflective Understanding by Students Cover Image

General Soft Skills and Sub-competencies Developing Plurilingual Intercultural Competence in Self-Reflective Understanding by Students
General Soft Skills and Sub-competencies Developing Plurilingual Intercultural Competence in Self-Reflective Understanding by Students

Author(s): Erich Petlák, Jana Birova
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Sociolinguistics, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Education
Published by: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
Keywords: soft skills; competencies; pupils; students; social existence; plurilingual intercultural competence;

Summary/Abstract: Aim. The research presents a division of soft skills important for better socialising and being. Methods. The main method was a questionnaire survey completed by 98 pupils in the 3rd year of the mentioned schools. Results. We briefly describe the findings of the self-reflective evaluations of the students of two high schools and how they perceive and appreciate their personality in terms of soft skills. We mainly focused on social and personality skills from several areas and divisions of soft skills. Conclusion. Education must pay more consistent attention to the development of these skills because it is soft skills and their use in life that will be key not only for the advancement of the individual but for the advancement of the entire society. Based on our findings from the questionnaire, we make some important recommendations for the students.

  • Issue Year: 14/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 257-267
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English