Scientific and Technical Writing Training Programs in India: Integration and Implications for Engineering and Management Studies
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Dec, 2012
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The IUP Journal of English Studies
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Article
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IJES71212
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S Rukmini
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English Studies
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Abstract
In recent years, Scientific and Technical Writing (STW), specifically the technical writing has emerged as an important thrust area of ESP. Unlike the other areas in ESP, STW requires teaching of English language with domain-specific terminology and scientific orientation. This calls for integration of STW in English language teaching which fulfills one of the basic goals of English education in India. The aim of the paper is to discuss appropriate STW curriculum, propose strategies to integrate the domain-specific terminology and to examine the issues related to integration with English language teaching. A review was carried out on STW training programs in India and the results indicate that most of these training programs are at diploma or certificate level and the curriculum, teaching and learning process and evaluation of the training programs seems to be much focused on writing skills. It is suggested that there is a need to stress more on oral skills and focus should be on imparting the domain-specific terminology in STW academic programs.
Description
The advancement of science and technology and globalization have brought drastic changes
in India, leading to an exponential growth of higher education, especially technical and
management education. The present-day higher education system is mostly tailored to
the corporate needs and market economy. The fallout of the present-day market economydriven
higher education system is affecting mostly basic sciences and humanities. Technical
education and management studies are the most preferred options by the students over
other traditional subjects. The focus on technical education and management education
has to a great extent contributed to the growing needs of the global markets and has thus
helped to increase the GDP of India. Globalization has led to cut-throat competition in the
field of education. To survive this, one needs to be skilled in technology and communication.
And the communication is in English as it is the lingua franca. The need for one to be
skilled in both has brought in many changes in the teaching framework in all the respective
areas of study in general and in the teaching of English in particular.
Keywords
English Studies Journal, Scientific, Technical Writing, Training Programs, India,
Integration, Implications, Engineering Management, Studies.
