An Analysis of Oral English Communication Problems Faced by Engineers at Workplace, Pakistan

Abstract

Engineering organizations are now gradually moving towards the incorporation of innovative and persuasive strategies to augment their businesses worldwide. The significant development of the world, as a consequence of globalization has transformed the conventional strategies and requirements that were previously needed for a business to thrive. Organizations are now putting a great emphasis on the communication skills of engineers because technical skills alone are not sufficient for the engineers to perform efficiently in their respective workplaces. The reason why the facet of communication is being specifically focused on is the fact that the engineering universities and their curriculum is designed in such a way that it concentrates more on the technical skills of the students thereby neglecting their communication skills adversely. This study aims to scrutinize the various problems that the engineering graduates encounter when they are hired in their workplaces. It aims to bring forth the different communication barriers faced by the engineers in Pakistan; where the curriculum and the universities follow a conventional approach of teaching that predominantly focuses on the technical skills of these students.

Keywords:Oral communication barriers, engineering students, engineering universities, workplaces, globalization.

DOI: 10.7176/JLLL/74-06

Publication date: December 31^st 2020