Understanding Engineering Undergraduates’ Technical Oral Presentation: Challenges and Perspectives

Authors

  • Abdullah Adnan Mohamed
  • Adelina Asmawi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15282/ijleal.v8.529

Keywords:

Engineering undergraduates, English for Specific Purposes, Presentation skills, Technical oral presentation

Abstract

This paper reports the findings of an evaluation study on technical oral presentation and its potential application in English language courses for engineering undergraduates setting. The main aim is to delineate difficulties and challenges faced by engineering undergraduates in learning Technical Oral Presentation (TOP) skills in an English proficiency course. The participants were 310 engineering undergraduates who enrolled in the English for Technical Communication (ETC) course and nine instructors. Various difficulties and challenges faced by the engineering undergraduates to learn the TOP skills were identified and input from instructors were also examined. Suggestions to address the challenges faced by the students were highlighted with the view to preparing them for their future engineering workplace communication.

Author Biographies

Abdullah Adnan Mohamed

Department of English Language,
Centre for Modern Languages and Human Sciences,
Universiti Malaysia Pahang,
26300 Pekan,
Pahang, Malaysia

Adelina Asmawi

Department of Language and Literacy Education,
Faculty of Education,
University of Malaya,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Published

2018-10-17

How to Cite

Mohamed, A. A., & Asmawi, A. (2018). Understanding Engineering Undergraduates’ Technical Oral Presentation: Challenges and Perspectives. International Journal of Language Education and Applied Linguistics, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.15282/ijleal.v8.529

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Research Articles