THE NEED TO PROVIDE ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO THE ENGINEERS AND THE QUANTITY SURVEYORS

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doi:https://doi.org/10.18768/ijaedu.531802

Makale detayları

THE NEED TO PROVIDE ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO THE ENGINEERS AND THE QUANTITY SURVEYORS

Yazarlar:

Huma ADNAN

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

IJAEDU- International E-Journal of Advances in Education 2019 Vol.5 Issue 13, pp.66-74

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000470742

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18768/ijaedu.531802

Özet:

 


This study examined
the need to provide English communication training to engineers and quantity
surveyors (QS) in the United Arab
Emirates. Engineers and quantity surveyors working in Dubai need communication
skills training to use English effectively in their workplace. Moreover, to
plan effective English as a Second
Language (ESL) lessons for trainees, there is a need to conduct an Error
Analysis from their written reports, which are
submitted to UK based professional certification exam centre. 
Therefore, there is a global need for using English at engineering and
quantity surveying workplace as English is a lingua franca. This research has
identified the tasks that require English and common mistakes made by QS and
engineers. The research has also discussed the existing curricula for engineers
and their barriers. After collecting the results from survey and Error Analysis, a collaborative ESL program is
developed. The findings indicate that there is a strong need to provide
customized ESL training programs to the QS and engineers in UAE.  It is also found that English is of great
importance for the working professionals in listening, reading, writing and
speaking skills. These findings are significant because they show that fluency
in English is an essential requirement in today’s world. The findings of the
intervention also show that there is a need to provide ESL training integrated
with Vygotsky’s social constructivism theory. Moreover, the results also show
that the Error Analysis can help in designing a
useful course for corporate
trainees. The paper recommends that such training programs should be provided
to all types of profession for their career growth.  


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Makale detayları

THE NEED TO PROVIDE ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO THE ENGINEERS AND THE QUANTITY SURVEYORS

Yazarlar: Huma ADNAN

Ana Başlıklar: Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi: IJAEDU- International E-Journal of Advances in Education 2019 Vol.5 Issue 13, pp.66-74

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2019

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000470742

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18768/ijaedu.531802

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Huma ADNAN

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

IJAEDU- International E-Journal of Advances in Education 2019 Vol.5 Issue 13, pp.66-74

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000470742

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18768/ijaedu.531802