Communication outcomes and Bologna: an approach to Professional English for engineering students

This is a report on work in progress involving the design and implementation of a new Professional English curriculum unit for Portuguese engineering students to achieve an effective adaptation of successful existing engineering courses to meet the challenges of the Bologna Process by incorporating elements of life-long learning and employing Active Learning elements in the teaching approach.

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