@inproceedings{KoenigGuertlerŻarnowskaetal., author = {Koenig, Eric and Guertler, Katherine and Żarnowska, Dorota and Horbačauskienė, Jolita}, title = {Developing English language competence for global engineers}, series = {2020 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON): 27-30 April 2020, Porto, Portugal}, booktitle = {2020 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON): 27-30 April 2020, Porto, Portugal}, doi = {10.1109/EDUCON45650.2020.9125208}, pages = {242 -- 249}, abstract = {English language skills are essential to professional communication in international engineering environments. Given the concomitant degree of specialization, university-level coursework in English for Specific Purposes is an essential component of engineering student preparation. This large-scale survey of university students of engineering in three European countries provides important insight into the most relevant language skills, with the goal of informing communicative, task-based curricula for Technical English courses.}, language = {en} }