Open AccessRAISING ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ AWARENESS AS REGARDS THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING THEIR PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH
Author(s) -
Simona Abrudan Caciora,
Amalia Sturza,
Anamaria Supuran
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of teaching english for specific and academic purposes/≠the ≠journal of teaching english for specific and academic purposes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2334-9212
pISSN - 2334-9182
DOI - 10.22190/jtesap2101099a
Subject(s) - multinational corporation , raising (metalworking) , grasp , field (mathematics) , pedagogy , curriculum , engineering ethics , psychology , mathematics education , sociology , engineering , political science , mechanical engineering , mathematics , software engineering , pure mathematics , law
This research paper presents the results obtained after analysing the answers given by a number of 170 engineering students to questions referring to the current role of English, both in engineering education and in engineers’ professional activity, especially when that activity is carried out in multinational companies.In addition, it emphasizes the importance of presenting students, during the early stages of their academic education, with the advantages provided by a good command of the English language. First, because employers in the field of engineering, especially those representing multinational companies (and such multinational companies are present in Oradea) need employees with a good grasp of English. Second, because academic education often involves the use of English for conducting research and/or for presenting the results of research.