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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author | Marina Oštarić Nataša Perinčić Tičić |
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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 |
url | https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/418828 |
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