Engineering Students’ Needs in Foreign Language Studying in Russia

2018 ◽  
pp. 481-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Y. Polyakova ◽  
Dina G. Karelova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Engineering Students

The problem of teaching communicative tactics in English-language professional discourse

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-41
Author(s):  
Svetlana S. Andreeva
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Professional Communication ◽  
Language Documentation ◽  
Written Discourse ◽  
Professional Discourse ◽  
Professional Field ◽  
The Will

The work discusses the problem of teaching students of civil engineering departments English-language civil engineering discourse, in particular, communicative tactics of this type of discourse. We substantiate the need to form students’ skills in using the communicative tactics applied in civil engineering discourse in professional communication. We give an overview of com-municative tactics of written discourse used by the authors of English-language documentation in civil engineering professional field. The purpose of the study is to determine the level of students’ skills in using communicative tactics in a foreign language professional written speech. Theoretical and practical research showed that in a modern technical university, insufficient attention is paid to teaching students this component of professional discourse. At the same time, the level of students’ skills to use communicative tactics in professional communication is quite low, which led us to the conclusion that it is of paramount importance to include this component in the pro-gram of teaching a foreign language in a professional field. The results of the will serve as the ba-sis for the development of a methodic model of teaching civil engineering students the communic-ative tactics of professional civil engineering discourse.

scholarly journals Development of Listening and Linguistic Skills through the Use of a Mobile Application

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Lizeth Ramos ◽  
Arturo Valderruten
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Level 1 ◽  
Written Test ◽  
Undergraduate Programs

The purpose of this article is to present the results of a research that was developed with eight groups of students of undergraduate programs of the Language Institute at Santiago de Cali University. The research was developed with four groups of students who used a mobile application developed jointly by foreign language professors, a software development professor and systems engineering students, as a support tool for individual practice of English level 1 (Test groups) and an equal number of groups of students who did not use the application (Control groups). No mobile applications already available in the market were used because none of them fit the sequence of topics that the course develops along the semester, thus, it was necessary to design an application tailored to the different themes, grammar and vocabulary requirements that were developed by the students. In both cases, a written test was performed at the beginning and end of the course in order to establish the benefit that the application could offer to the students in the test groups. The results indicate that the frequent use of the mobile application might have a positive impact on the development of both listening and linguistic competencies of English.

English for Civil Engineering. Student's Book. Part II

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ionela Ionitiu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Professional Certification ◽  
Topic Area ◽  
Authentic Texts ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Communicative Skills ◽  
Engineering Environment ◽  
Civil Engineers

The textbook is a compilation based on the authentic texts adapted from websites and magazines (USA, UK, Canada) and is intended for civil engineering students. One of the aims of this project has been to develop materials both for testing the foreign language competence of civil engineers and for teaching them the language that they need to require for their professional certification. I do not assume that my users will have an in-depth knowledge of civil engineering works. Therefore, the units have been devised to help students improve their knowledge and use of English in an engineering environment. Each unit covers vocabulary related to a certain topic area- ranging from basic civil engineering vocabulary to roads, architecture, bridges, types of foundations and so on- and is designed to reinforce and improve their communicative skills.

Technical Translation for Postgraduate Engineering Students As Foreign Language Course Component

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
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T. Sidorenko ◽  
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T. Gorbatova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Language Training ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Technical Translation ◽  
The University ◽  
Content Design ◽  
Goals And Objectives ◽  
University Community

The article investigates the issues of the content of the foreign language training at technical universities. The authors analyze the goals and objectives as well as the requirements and the content of the postgraduate language training to identify some discrepancy, which prevents the university community from achieving the most effi cient outcomes in the training future researchers and engineers in terms of foreign language profi ciency. Based on the examples provided, the authors highlight the necessity to revise the curriculum in order to change its focus and the major components as well as to review the requirements for students at every stage of language learning. The authors do not propose the ready scenario and structure of the course, considering it as the exceptional privilege of each university. However, the model that they propose in the paper and the conclusions they make, might be taken by others as the ground for the course content design.

scholarly journals CONTENT AND LANGUAGE INTERGATED LEARNING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
pp. 107-127
Author(s):  
N. A. Gunina ◽  
E. Yu. Voyakina ◽  
L. Yu. Koroleva ◽  
T. V. Mordovina
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Professional Communication ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Foreign Language Courses

In modern foreign language teaching, a variety of approaches is used to meet the learners’ needs in acquiring language skills for professional communication. One of them is Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), an innovative language teaching method that combines learning a foreign language and profession-related content. In this paper, we describe the experience of designing a course in English for students of Biomedical Engineering with elements of the CLIL approach. A theoretical foundation for implementing CLIL within the competency-based approach is provided. The core principles of CLIL are discussed. The paper focuses on the course design and its structure as well the main requirements to selecting the learning materials. The examples of sample tasks and activities for the course are presented.

scholarly journals Developing the Metalinguistic Competence of Engineering Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 136-147
Author(s):  
Roza Bogoudinova ◽  
◽  
Ekaterina Tsareva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Technical Communication ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
International Study ◽  
Human Mind ◽  
Linguistic Knowledge ◽  
Language Training ◽  
Metacognitive Skills ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Knowledge Cultures

The paper discusses the socio-communicative function of the engineer’s foreign language training in which content is based on materials relating to the latest global technological advances and understanding of the essence of production culture in different countries. It discusses the structure and content of foreign language training taking into account the potential of multilingualism, technical communication and metalinguistic competence. Foreign language training contributes to the formation of linguistic, communicative and metacognitive skills. It sets out the modern international requirements in an engineering university, identifies the contradictions and features of pedagogical forms, methods and tools, and sets out the content and structure of multilingualism, technical communication and metalinguistic competence. A methodology for the implementation of foreign language training in combination with multilingualism, technical communication and metalinguistic competence is proposed and proved through the realization of group international study trips. Here, the students showed an understanding of technologies in foreign languages and a metalinguistic awareness focusing on the cultural traditions of the region and local features of production. The article argues for a conscious approach to deeper linguistic knowledge, cultures of different countries and technologies with advanced language and communications requirements in the field of science and technology, combining linguistic and engineering thinking in the human mind for a more complete understanding of the essence and content of engineering education.

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