Designing English for Civil Engineering Students

DOI

10.2991/icla-17.2018.5How to use a DOI?

Keywords

English for civil engineering, needs analysis, English skills

Abstract

Technology and economic developments are in line with the need of English skills for specific fields, including English for Civil Engineering. In preparation for graduates, Civil Engineering Department of Universitas Negeri Padang provides English for Civil Engineering course. The acceptance of graduates in employment increases, especially, for the fresh graduates who are mastering English in their area of expertise. This study investigates the need analysis of the students who are learning English for civil engineering. This research was conducted using survey method. Research data was taken through questionnaires and interviews with students, lecturers, and corporate leaders. From the result of need analysis, it was found the English skills, the teaching methodology, the topic, and the language focus needed by the civil engineering students. The results of this study provide recommendations for the development of English for Civil Engineering curriculum.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sukma YUDISTIRA
AU  - M. ZAIM
AU  - Hamzah HAMZAH
PY  - 2017/10
DA  - 2017/10
TI  - Designing English for Civil Engineering Students
BT  - Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Languages and Arts (ICLA 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 25
EP  - 30
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icla-17.2018.5
DO  - 10.2991/icla-17.2018.5
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