English for Employability: A Case Study of the English Language Training Need Analysis for Engineering Students in India

Autor/inn/en	Clement, A.; Murugavel, T.
Titel	English for Employability: A Case Study of the English Language Training Need Analysis for Engineering Students in India
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 8 (2015) 2, S.116-125 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Engineering Education; Higher Education; College Students; English for Special Purposes; English for Science and Technology; Employment Potential; Needs Assessment; Student Surveys; Semi Structured Interviews; Observation; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Learning Experience; Teaching Methods; Self Efficacy; Workplace Literacy; Learning Motivation; Student Attitudes; Feedback (Response); Instructional Effectiveness; Language Proficiency; Language Skills; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ingenieurausbildung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Technisches Englisch; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Bedarfsermittlung; Schülerbefragung; Beobachtung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Lernerfahrung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Schülerverhalten; Unterrichtserfolg; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Indien
Abstract	This article examines the effectiveness of English language courses offered in the engineering colleges in India. Many engineering graduates in India are found to be unemployable due to their poor communication skills and lack of confidence. There have been a lot of research papers that have reiterated the importance of improving engineering graduates' employability skills; however, the problem of poor communication skills grows unabated in India. This study is mainly conducted to understand the reality in English classrooms of engineering colleges to unravel the mystery behind the poor performance of many engineering graduates in India. It has been identified that many third year students are still lacking confidence to face their campus placements that are to take place in their final year of study. Moreover, it has been found that the methodologies of faculty members need to be enhanced as large number of students want more interactive sessions to improve their language skills. The survey results have shown evidence of gap between the English professors' methodology and engineering students' confidence levels and also accentuate the importance of suitable training programs for required for engineering students. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01