Development of Transversal Competences in Case Study-based Professional English Course in Business Administration Studies

Transversal competences are fundamental in the 21st century and necessary for every higher educational institution graduate as they are prerequisites for well-being and success in life, adapting to the changeable and complex world and meeting multiple demands of today's society, being competitive in the labour market, managing profitable business and developing an enterprise. The aim of the study was to describe the process of developing such transversal competences as critical thinking, collaboration and creativity in case study-based professional English course in business administration studies. The results were obtained in a pedagogical experiment involving business administration students in case study modules within the professional English course. The students developed transversal competences during a case study-based course and the article presents ways of how practical acquisition of critical thinking, collaboration and creativity competences was achieved.