Profession-oriented textbook of English for engineering students as a tool for developing the axiological component of prospective specialist’s professional culture

Importance. The important issue of developing profession-oriented foreign language textbooks for students of non-linguistic fields of study, in which the acquisition of foreign language communicative skills could be accompanied by the formation of students' ethical and personal values is considered. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the concept of a profession-oriented English textbook for engineering and technical students, which incorporates issues of engineering ethics and can be used as a means of ensuring meaning-making in the education process and as a didactic tool for developing the ability of prospective engineers to reflect on the values of their activities and for cultivating the axiological component of their professional culture.

Materials and Methods. The methodological foundation consists of axiological and personalityoriented approaches, and pedagogical hermeneutics implemented through specialized “humanitarianized” technical texts and exercises designed to stimulate critical thinking, moral decision-making, and professionally relevant communication in English.

Results and Discussion. Based on the concept presented, the textbook “English for Engineers. Engineering Ethics (B2-C1)” was created and tested in the education process. The results of the trial implementation of the textbook proved not only the development of students' foreign language communication skills, but also their ability to gain a deep understanding of engineering ethics, moral responsibility, and professional integrity.

Conclusion. It is concluded that integrating humanitarian content within language instruction is crucial for counteracting the dehumanization of technical education and for shaping socially conscious and reflective engineers. The findings contribute valuable insights to the theory and practice of foreign language teaching at technical universities.

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