DEVELOPING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE THROUGH LANGUAGE SKILLS IN AN ESP COURSE - A CASE OF TECHNICAL ENGLISH

This article investigates the importance of developing communicative competence through language skills in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) offered as a Technical English course in tertiary education. As Technical English courses are predominantly designed to prepare students for the future profe...

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Main Authors: Marina Oštarić, Nataša Perinčić Tičić
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Language:English
Published: Šibenik University of Applied Sciences 2022-12-01
Series:Elektronički Zbornik Radova Veleučilišta u Šibeniku
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Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/418828
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description This article investigates the importance of developing communicative competence through language skills in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) offered as a Technical English course in tertiary education. As Technical English courses are predominantly designed to prepare students for the future professional environments in the modern world, competent communication in English is to be mastered. For this reason, the integration of language skills in a Technical English course is imperative in teaching practices with students within a range of technical fields.
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spelling doaj-art-a7d9e771966a467582cb2286cc715a852025-01-03T01:09:10ZengŠibenik University of Applied SciencesElektronički Zbornik Radova Veleučilišta u Šibeniku1846-66991846-66562022-12-01163-4235246https://doi.org/10.51650/ezrvs.16.3-4.13 DEVELOPING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE THROUGH LANGUAGE SKILLS IN AN ESP COURSE - A CASE OF TECHNICAL ENGLISHMarina Oštarić0Nataša Perinčić Tičić1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7775-5530 University of Zadar, Centre for Foreign Languages, Zadar, CroatiaUniversity of Zadar, Centre for Foreign Languages, Zadar, CroatiaThis article investigates the importance of developing communicative competence through language skills in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) offered as a Technical English course in tertiary education. As Technical English courses are predominantly designed to prepare students for the future professional environments in the modern world, competent communication in English is to be mastered. For this reason, the integration of language skills in a Technical English course is imperative in teaching practices with students within a range of technical fields.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/418828english for specific purposestechnical english;language skills;communicative competence
spellingShingle Marina Oštarić
Nataša Perinčić Tičić
DEVELOPING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE THROUGH LANGUAGE SKILLS IN AN ESP COURSE - A CASE OF TECHNICAL ENGLISH
Elektronički Zbornik Radova Veleučilišta u Šibeniku
english for specific purposes
technical english;
language skills;
communicative competence
title DEVELOPING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE THROUGH LANGUAGE SKILLS IN AN ESP COURSE - A CASE OF TECHNICAL ENGLISH
title_full DEVELOPING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE THROUGH LANGUAGE SKILLS IN AN ESP COURSE - A CASE OF TECHNICAL ENGLISH
title_fullStr DEVELOPING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE THROUGH LANGUAGE SKILLS IN AN ESP COURSE - A CASE OF TECHNICAL ENGLISH
title_full_unstemmed DEVELOPING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE THROUGH LANGUAGE SKILLS IN AN ESP COURSE - A CASE OF TECHNICAL ENGLISH
title_short DEVELOPING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE THROUGH LANGUAGE SKILLS IN AN ESP COURSE - A CASE OF TECHNICAL ENGLISH
title_sort developing communicative competence through language skills in an esp course a case of technical english
topic english for specific purposes
technical english;
language skills;
communicative competence
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