Abstract
Foreign languages for academic purposes prepare students for the specific academic requirements at the tertiary level of education. English as the language of international exchange aims not only to improve students’ level of English, but also to develop the language skills necessary for the academic environment. Post-graduate and doctoral engineering students in Latvia are required to be able to present a written summary of their research results and to make an oral presentation in an international conference not only in Latvian, but also in the English language. Therefore Academic English course at Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies designed for the development of postgraduate engineering students’ English academic writing and oral skills, enrichment of the technical vocabulary is part of the post-graduate studies’ (master’s and doctoral degree) curriculum. In 2023 the Academic English course integrated an innovative self-study online course “Foundations of the Academic English” worked out in the framework of project “Digitalization initiatives for the improvement of study quality in the field of strategic specialization of universities” funded by the European Social Fund (further: Digitalization Project). The aim of the present research was to explore post-graduate engineering students’ reflections on efficiency and benefits of such a self-study online course in post-graduate engineering education. The study was based on the mini focus group discussions conducted with the post-graduate engineering students from Forestry Science, Wood Materials and Technologies, GIS and Remote Sensing. Conclusions of the findings will be presented in the end of the article.
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Inese Ozola, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia
Tatjana Sinkus, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia
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Conference: BCE2024
Stream: Higher education
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Ozola I., & Sinkus T. (2025) Bridging Technical and Academic English Studies in the Online Course for Post-graduate Engineering Students ISSN: 2435-9467 – The Barcelona Conference on Education 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 237-243) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-9467.2024.23
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-9467.2024.23
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