Study of Literature by Students of Engineering Courses

Abstract

The paper titled “Study of Literature by Students of Engineering” begins with an introduction on the importance of literature for communicative purposes and moves, highlighting the demands the global market has for engineers possessed with communicative competence in English. Mere terminology is not going to help engineers express themselves during all occasions. Literature, the mirror of life is not meant only for the students of science and humanities but also for those of engineering courses in order to have rosy future both in the world of technology with the knowledge of technology, and the world of Reality with the knowledge of literature.  Besides pinpointing the vacuum that can be appropriately filled with the study of literature, the paper justifies the incorporation of literature in the curriculum and the importance of study of literature for students of engineering courses. The paper advocates certain techniques that could be implemented in order to enhance the communicative competence of students in English through literature. It highlights the advantages of inclusion of literature in the text material in English for engineering students. The paper ends with the point that literature creates an ambience for engineering students to enlighten themselves with innumerable expressions that make a whale of difference in their communication.

Keywords: literature, communicative competence, creativity, innovation, English syllabus