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Mohammad Ehsanul Islam Khan; Mohammad Shahazahan Seraj Bhuiyan; Mohammad Ekramul Islam Khan – MEXTESOL Journal, 2024
The current practices and shortcomings of engineering students' English language teaching (ELT) syllabi were examined from the perspectives of learners and teachers in English as a foreign language (EFL) context. The syllabi included content that had little impact on students' communicative competence in English (CC-E). Students were generally…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Course Descriptions
Lemaître, Denis – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
The French engineering education system has been established in quite a different way from others in Europe, such as the German and British systems, for instance. Due to both the whole state system and the private initiatives during the industrial revolution, the engineering education system today is composed of a large number (nearly 200) of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Educational History, Educational Trends
Dupuy, Béatrice, Ed.; Grosbois, Muriel, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2020
In this volume, language learning and professionalization are explored by addressing the existing gap between pressing needs for enhanced soft skills in work environments wherein technology-mediated, multilingual communication is increasingly the norm, and current foreign language teaching and learning offerings in higher education. Considering…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Professionalism
Pierce, Joana; Duran, Pilar; Ubeda, Paloma – Online Submission, 2011
Engineering institutions across Europe are currently involved in a major process of reform and restructuring as a part of the Bologna Process, which stresses the role of competencies and outcomes in curriculum design. In the field of languages, the Council of Europe has developed the CEFR (Common European Framework of References) for languages,…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Engineering Education, Curriculum Design, Alternative Assessment

De Vries, Jr., Herman J.; Long, Richard P. – Foreign Language Annals, 1997
Presents the module course as an effective curricular innovation within the framework of a dual-degree program in German and engineering. Three modules are offered in a series within the curriculum of EUROTECH: An International Program in Engineering at the University of Connecticut. The module functions as a vehicle for content-based instruction.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Engineering Education, German, Higher Education
Neville, David O.; Britt, David W. – Foreign Language Annals, 2007
Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional methodology placing primary emphasis on students solving realistic problems in a team-oriented environment. In this article, authors discuss using PBL to integrate a language for specific purposes (LSP) track into an undergraduate biological engineering curriculum as a way to prepare students for an…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Language Skills, Problem Based Learning, Undergraduate Students
Basturkmen, Helen – Forum, 1998
Outlines the procedures followed in the needs analysis (NA) project carried out in 1996 at the College of Petroleum and Engineering at Kuwait University. Focuses on the steps taken in the project and the rationale behind them. Offers an illustration of an NA project and to show the procedural steps involved. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Databases, Engineering Education, English (Second Language)
Labbe, Raul; Varas, Amanda – 1993
A computer-based set of instructional materials, designed to teach English second-language reading skills to university-level engineering students, is described and its development is outlined. The programmed units are designed to be used individually on the computer. The stages of software development included: selection of sentence units from…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Curriculum Design