The ministry of higher and secondary specialized education of the republic of uzbekistan the regional center for training and professional

The structure of the graduation work. The graduation work is ____ pages and 
consists of introduction, two chapters, conclusion and references. 

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CHAPTER I. APPROACHES TO TEACHING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC 
PURPOSES (ESP) IN ENGINEERING PROGRAMS 
1.1. 
The concept of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) 
In this part of our graduation work we talk about the concept of English for 
Specific Purposes. The concept of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) gathers 
importance in engineering education as the engineering students’ knowledge of 
particular terminology and ability to interact in a professional environment help 
ensure their adaptability in the global work culture. Despite a curriculum that 
advocates functional notional syllabus for effective oral and written 
communication, Technical English teaching in universities has failed to motivate 
the engineering students to build communicative competence in a progressive 
manner and reach the required standards by the end of the program. To eliminate 
this deficit, the teachers need to identify the tested approaches, methods, and types 
of instructional programs that could address the present problem of the engineering 
students’ lack of oral and written communication skills in English. This paper 
deliberates on the different options in the language teaching approaches for the 
ESP teachers to choose from and prepare the engineering students to float abreast 
of the global tide.
ESP and Engineering Education ESP courses involve courses like 
accounting, computer science, tourism, business management, law, marketing, 
medical and paramedical sciences, engineering, etc. ESP becomes Technical 
English (TE) when the goal is to train the students to communicate in the context 
of engineering profession. All undergraduate engineering programs of any 
university are primarily designed to provide the students a broad knowledge base 
of the engineering discipline as well as a set of intellectual skills such as logical 
reasoning critical thinking, and reflecting. In addition, the engineering students are 
expected to adopt a scientific approach and to be competent in designing. Their 
oral and written as well as listening and reading skills are important in the 
globalized context because they ensure the students' adaptability for transnational 
mobility and flexibility to work in a global work culture that needs teamwork and 

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managerial, leadership, and personal skills.
Engineering graduates require a range of skills to maintain relevance in the 
global environment that keeps changing in the new knowledge economy. 
Communication skills are a vital component of the engineering and managerial 
professions, recognized by the academic and the industry alike. Being multifaceted 
communication incorporates various elements such as oral, written, aural, visual, 
intercultural, and interdisciplinary. These need to be considered when teaching 
communication as a need-based subject in engineering education. There is a clear 
necessity for effective English communication skills for engineers in the current 
globalized environment. The concept of ESP gathers significance in engineering 
education by focusing the learner's attention on the particular terminology and the 
communication skills required in the professional field.
As the students of today and as part of the professional group of employees 
in the days to come, some mode of communication is necessary for their survival. 
A student's career success or failure depends on his or her oral communication and 
presentation skills, and as such they are considered career enhancers. They include 
presentations, peer review; role play, video of student presentations with individual 
feedback, and up-to-date training in key software used in presentations by 
graduates in the industry. All these academic activities rely on the students
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ability 
to remember, understand, analyze, apply, evaluate, and expand what is learned. So 
what is taught in the classroom should visualize the world outside the institution 
and take care of such needs.