Engineers Taking a Stance on Technical Communication: Peer Review of Oral Presentations via the Trans-Atlantic and Pacific Project

Introduction: To present technical content clearly and effectively for global users of English, engineering students need to learn how. About the case: Technical communication classes in Spain US engaged an international telecollaborative project between cross-cultural virtual teams which developed oral presentations that were then peer-reviewed by counterparts US. Situating Research on professional and, more specifically, exchange is rapidly growing explore how instructors can help gain key competencies such as audience awareness, intercultural sensitivity, understanding English a lingua franca. Approach/methods: As part Trans-Atlantic & Pacific Project network, this focused spoken communication. Data analyzed from feedback forms used evaluate presentations, prelearning postlearning reports completed Spain, well class discussions accompanying project. Results/discussion: Through reflections pragmatic strategies facilitate collaboration franca, became fully aware importance rhetorical linguistic factors affect meaning-making engineers internationally. Conclusion: Results suggest who participate transnational projects integrate their desire acquire knowledge with awareness sharing through mindful inclusive practices. different countries heighten students' cultural language sensitivities projects.