{"id":41804,"date":"2023-05-25T15:05:06","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T15:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.technikum-wien.at\/?page_id=41804"},"modified":"2025-09-08T08:48:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T08:48:27","slug":"empowering-global-engineers-english-language-and-communication-support-at-uas-technikum-wien","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/content.technikum-wien.at\/empowering-global-engineers-english-language-and-communication-support-at-uas-technikum-wien\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Global Engineers: English language and communication support at UAS Technikum Wien"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-ovl-heading\" data-accent=\"true\" data-tag=\"h1\" data-style-level=\"\">Empowering Global Engineers: English language and communication support at UAS Technikum Wien<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div data-block=\"grid\" data-is-swiper=\"false\" data-columns=\"1\" data-bg-color=\"transparent\" data-vertical-alignment=\"start\" data-horizontal-alignment=\"start\" data-gap=\"s\" data-padding-top=\"2rem\" data-padding-bottom=\"2rem\" data-small-grid=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid\">\n<div data-block=\"grid-column\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid-column\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Success in global engineering demands&nbsp;high-level international communication skills to engage with scientists and researchers, business and industry, international partners and stakeholders, policymakers and regulators, and global public audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To meet this need, our International Communications and Language Support Team works across the UAS Technikum Wien to foster a community of effective global communicators. 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This covers all aspects of the writing process including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Concept development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Academic reading and note-taking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planning and structuring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Style, tone and formality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editing and proofreading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To register for any of our workshops and consultations, visit the Schreibwerkstatt on Moodle (link directly to the <a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.technikum-wien.at\/course\/view.php?id=11084&amp;section=21&amp;singlesec=21\">Terminbuchung<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ovl-accordion-light ovl-accordionLight\" data-block=\"accordionlight\" data-question=\"International communications consultations (staff)\"><div class=\"ovl-accordionLight__answer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We offer individual consultations and text coaching for all staff across the university. Our team provide guidance and mentoring on a range of communication and writing related issues, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Conference paper preparation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intercultural presentations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grant proposal development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Popular science publishing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preparation for meetings and networking events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff can contact us for 1:1&nbsp;consulting&nbsp;on any of these issues at: <a href=\"mailto:Englishwritingsupport@technikum-wien.at\">Englishwritingsupport@technikum-wien.at<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ovl-accordion-light ovl-accordionLight\" data-block=\"accordionlight\" data-question=\"Writing resources\"><div class=\"ovl-accordionLight__answer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">links and resources to writing (this will eventually be the Technikum Online Writing Lab)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-block=\"grid-column\" class=\"wp-block-ovl-grid-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ovl-accordion-light ovl-accordionLight\" data-block=\"accordionlight\" data-question=\"English as a Medium of Instruction\"><div class=\"ovl-accordionLight__answer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the internationalisation strategy of Fachhochschule Technikum, there is an increasing trend towards English medium instruction &#8211; where technical content teachers deliver their courses in English. 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