The DIESEL (Developing Industrial Engineering Study through English Language) is an integrated skill-based professional English textbook that is specifically designed to help Industrial Engineering freshman year students to learn and master technical vocabulary and terminology in such a specific field. The book will also enable the students to understand the technical texts written in English.
English for Specific/Special Purposes (ESP) is a complex field in English Language Teaching (ELT), because in most specific areas, such as engineering, it is sometimes hard to find literary texts and to study them for the purpose of promoting ELT among the university students. This study requires the mastery of a vast range of technical vocabulary as well.
The students who are going to study ESP in their own field are expected to have, at least, pre-intermediate level of English prior to start ESP training. However, the purpose of ESP in this book is not only present the technical vocabulary but helping them to have the habit of reading in their fields as well.
In English Language Teaching the learners are expected to master the technical vocabulary and language skills that are thought to be necessary for the success in their professional field. We believe that the textbook DIESEL will solve some of the problems that they might encounter in their professional lives as Industrial Engineers in the coming years ahead. This textbook, of course, is not the only source to master; in fact, this study will help students to understand their courses better in their department as well. As a matter of fact, the main aim behind this study is to motivate students to read and study their original texts and books in their engineering field. It is a very common saying that the more one reads the better s/he understands and acquires the knowledge. What is aimed at designing such a book is not to teach the Industrial Engineering to the students, but to teach them how to acquire advanced technical English through ESP terminology.
