ERIC Number: EJ1380576
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-2191-611X
EISSN: EISSN-2191-6128
Communication Course for Future EngineersĀ -- Effective Data Presentation and Its Interpretation during LSP Courses
Matuszak, Katarzyna; Szczuka-Dorna, Liliana
Language Learning in Higher Education, v13 n1 p325-340 2023
This activity report describes a sample unit (Effective Data Presentation) from a communication course prepared as part of an Intellectual Output within the BADGE Project, which was carried out by 12 partner universities from 10 countries during 3 academic years (2019-2022). The article first describes the results of a survey which show that language and communication classes need to integrate more LSP competences so that students become better acquainted with both general and specific language. Moreover, the report analyses and explains the existing practical difficulties for language and subject teachers alike in maintaining a distinction between "knowledge of a subject" and "knowledge of the language of a subject." Secondly, the report presents a sample from a communication course prepared for engineers encompassing effective data presentation and its interpretation during LSP courses. Finally, the article reflects on the future challenges for LSP teachers and the reasons why academics should integrate professional knowledge and specialist language within the same course.
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Languages for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Units of Study, Course Descriptions, Language Teachers, College Faculty, Teaching Methods, Program Descriptions, International Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Writing Skills, Communication Skills, Material Development, Communicative Competence (Languages), Soft Skills, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction, Intercultural Communication, Student Developed Materials, Higher Education, Educational Cooperation, Open Educational Resources, Motor Vehicles, Manufacturing, Employee Attitudes, Content and Language Integrated Learning, English for Special Purposes
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