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Overcoming the challenges of the 21st century multicultural society whose protagonists have to master an international language of communication such as English for work purposes in a multinational, for professional online communication with foreign interlocutors, we emphasize the necessity to encourage e-learning in controlled situations at university in the English language courses and seminars for engineering students in order to raise their awareness that focusing on grammar accuracy should be their top priority for advancing their knowledge of English for their future career, future life and, last but least, for their high quality well-rounded education. This paper argues for the importance of a particular and intense focus on e-learning for improving the engineering students' English grammar accuracy in the English language seminars in a technical university, emphasizing the following aspects: 1) e-learning plays a motivational role in developing the students' English language knowledge for work purposes in our 21st century multicultural society; 2) using and developing new internet resources for advancing the students' knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary are a must as a very good knowledge of English grammar results in logical, coherent and cohesive verbal and written discourses in English for work purposes. Having analysed the engineering students' needs for professional real-life and online communication in general and technical English for a future career, this paper shows that by encouraging e-learning in order to motivate the students to enhance their knowledge of English grammar by solving online grammar exercises, getting involved in communication activities on the online platforms, doing their homework, the students will develop their English speaking, reading, listening and writing skills, proving their linguistic competence in English. That is why this paper will present: 1) the e-learning incentives for improving the students' English language accuracy; 2) the engineering students' perspective on the importance of focusing on e-learning and blended learning for developing their English grammar knowledge in the English language seminars in a technical university; 3) a methodological approach to teaching advanced English grammar to engineering students by means of traditional learning and e-learning. |
