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Scaffolding the Development of English Language and Communication Skills of Engineering Students

Teaching English in higher institutions is becoming more challenging in this globalised era. With the demand for communication skills in English as one of the important recruitment criteria, future graduates need to be equipped with sufficient English language and communication abilities relevant fo...

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Main Authors:	Azwani Mohamed, Mimi Nahariah, Mohd Muji, Siti Zarina, Jamari, Suzilla, Ahmad Powzi, Nor Fadhilah, Abd Samad, Nurzarina, Othman, Nurul Ain
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Horizon Research Publishing Corporation 2020
Subjects:	P Philology. Linguistics
Online Access:	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6588/1/AJ%202020%20%28384%29.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6588/ http://doi.org/10.13189/ujer.2020.081915
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spelling	my.uthm.eprints.65882022-03-03T06:35:08Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6588/ Scaffolding the Development of English Language and Communication Skills of Engineering Students Azwani Mohamed, Mimi Nahariah Mohd Muji, Siti Zarina Jamari, Suzilla Ahmad Powzi, Nor Fadhilah Abd Samad, Nurzarina Othman, Nurul Ain P Philology. Linguistics Teaching English in higher institutions is becoming more challenging in this globalised era. With the demand for communication skills in English as one of the important recruitment criteria, future graduates need to be equipped with sufficient English language and communication abilities relevant for their respective fields. This suggests that English language educators need to teach specialised English language such as engineering which may be beyond their expertise. Having trained as English as a second language educators, most of them may have limited knowledge in engineering. This paper is part of a larger research that explores the development of cross-disciplinary curriculum. This study examined the extent to which English language educators addressed the language needs of engineering students academically and professionally. A total of ten language educators from two Malaysian public universities participated in a focus group where they discussed their teaching practices and experiences in teaching engineering students. In addition, six English for Specific Purposes (ESP) practitioners from European universities were also interviewed to obtain information regarding the practices in teaching ESP at their universities. The results show that there is a gap between the development of engineering students' English language abilities in English language classrooms and its maintenance in engineering classrooms in Malaysia. The study highlights the key considerations to develop a framework that scaffolds the development of English language abilities and communication skills among engineering students within engineering education. Horizon Research Publishing Corporation 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6588/1/AJ%202020%20%28384%29.pdf Azwani Mohamed, Mimi Nahariah and Mohd Muji, Siti Zarina and Jamari, Suzilla and Ahmad Powzi, Nor Fadhilah and Abd Samad, Nurzarina and Othman, Nurul Ain (2020) Scaffolding the Development of English Language and Communication Skills of Engineering Students. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 8 (5A). pp. 100-107. ISSN 2332-321 http://doi.org/10.13189/ujer.2020.081915
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spellingShingle	P Philology. Linguistics Azwani Mohamed, Mimi Nahariah Mohd Muji, Siti Zarina Jamari, Suzilla Ahmad Powzi, Nor Fadhilah Abd Samad, Nurzarina Othman, Nurul Ain Scaffolding the Development of English Language and Communication Skills of Engineering Students
description	Teaching English in higher institutions is becoming more challenging in this globalised era. With the demand for communication skills in English as one of the important recruitment criteria, future graduates need to be equipped with sufficient English language and communication abilities relevant for their respective fields. This suggests that English language educators need to teach specialised English language such as engineering which may be beyond their expertise. Having trained as English as a second language educators, most of them may have limited knowledge in engineering. This paper is part of a larger research that explores the development of cross-disciplinary curriculum. This study examined the extent to which English language educators addressed the language needs of engineering students academically and professionally. A total of ten language educators from two Malaysian public universities participated in a focus group where they discussed their teaching practices and experiences in teaching engineering students. In addition, six English for Specific Purposes (ESP) practitioners from European universities were also interviewed to obtain information regarding the practices in teaching ESP at their universities. The results show that there is a gap between the development of engineering students' English language abilities in English language classrooms and its maintenance in engineering classrooms in Malaysia. The study highlights the key considerations to develop a framework that scaffolds the development of English language abilities and communication skills among engineering students within engineering education.
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author	Azwani Mohamed, Mimi Nahariah Mohd Muji, Siti Zarina Jamari, Suzilla Ahmad Powzi, Nor Fadhilah Abd Samad, Nurzarina Othman, Nurul Ain
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title	Scaffolding the Development of English Language and Communication Skills of Engineering Students
title_short	Scaffolding the Development of English Language and Communication Skills of Engineering Students
title_full	Scaffolding the Development of English Language and Communication Skills of Engineering Students
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