Anahit Abrahamyan
Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Humanities and Economics, National Polytechnic University of Armenia, Gyumri Branch
Nina Karapetyan
Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, National Polytechnic University of Armenia, Gyumri Branch
Lilia Hovsepyan
Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, National Polytechnic University of Armenia, Gyumri Branch
Abstract
Modern higher education has the urgent function of preparing professionals who are not only well-educated in their professional area but also capable of being effectively productive in a globalized world, where high-tech technology evolves in an accelerated pace and the international labor market changes. These professionals must not only be capable of solving professional issues but also demonstrate critical thinking, creativity, and high communicative skills. It is with this that the marriage of humanities and engineering knowledge constitutes the backbone of successful educational training.
Foreign languages in technical universities are essential for the development of competences wider than limited professional specialization. They are an important means of education in engineering thinking, the formation of intercultural communication, and preparation of graduates for foreign professional activity. The article discusses the role of foreign languages in training technical experts and ways of ensuring the improvement of the quality of education and the strengthening of students’ interdisciplinary competences.
Keywords: foreign language education; engineering thinking; interdisciplinary competence; humanities integration; intercultural communication
JEL: I23; I21; J24
DOI: 10.52244/c2025.14
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