TECHNISCHES DEUTSCH FÜR STUDIERENDE
TECHNICAL GERMAN FOR STUDENTS

THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE SKILLS

Summary/Abstract: Current trends in foreign language teaching associate language skills with communication skills, specialist knowledge and technical language. When it comes to successful communication, language skills are skills that complement cognitive, cultural, and sociolinguistic skills. In the foreign languages’ curriculum, a distinction is made between communication skills needed in everyday scenarios, and technical and communication skills used in specialized and professional scenarios. Accordingly, in this latter scenario, foreign language lessons should be built on key topics based on real, every-day professional scenarios. This puts future engineers in the position to deal with technical terms and topics from professional environments, which will help them develop or improve their language and communication skills.

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