Integrating Project Management Tools into the Course of English for Professional Purposes: Hands-on Approach to Academic Training of Future Managers

Abstract

The article presents the results of an experimental study of implementing the framework designed to integrate project management tools into the academic training of future managers. The research addresses the gap between the academic training of project managers at universities and actual requirements set by employers accounts for a steep learning curve once an alumnus finds the first job. The goal of the research is to study the results of the framework suggested to integrate project management software into the PM training, and the value of English course in this respect. The experimental module within the course of English for Professional Purposes is studied for its efficiency in increasing the motivation of students for their further academic and professional activity. The article introduces the framework and the teaching materials used in the course of the experimental study, and singles out the project management tools that hold the most potential to provide the students with the hands-on approach to their professional training.