700 Reasons: Reason #219
- Reason: 219
- Language courses for engineers can help with formal and informal oral communication, organisation and precision in writing skills, fostering appropriateness because compared with arts graduates, engineers are often considered inarticulate.
- Reference:
- Hersch, A. (2000) ‘French and German for engineers’ in King, A. (ed) Languages and the Transfer of Skills (London: CILT), pp. 76-87
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, HE (Higher Education sector), Key skills, Language for specific purposes, Language learning skills
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