The article supplies us with the data about the necessity and significance of teaching English to Mechanical Engineering students and the role of English and an importance of communication skills. It is true that Engineering is one of the vital fields of study in the world and many research works and studies results are published in English. English is very important for non-native English speakers because it is widely spoken all over the world. Influential English gives a chance people to enjoy their life and work without problems where they are. For Mechanical Engineering students whose mother tongue is not English, mastering English is even more vital, not only for their academic life but also for their future career. So the present article will highlight the significance of English and how English can reduce the employability by learning communication skills. It also assists the people to get a daydream job through communication skills. It also looks at the different ways of learning communication skills through communicative activities.

English Language Teaching, Communication skills, Lingua Franca

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