Methodological Preferences of Engineering Students in Relation to EFL: Focus on Gender

This study aims at investigating whether engineering students have any methodological preferences in their English classes. The effort was also made to find out if there is any link between the learners’ gender and their ELT preferences. To do this, 243 engineering students at Islamic Azad University were chosen and a modified questionnaire was given. The data analysis showed that the students have some preferences which help them with language learning. The results also revealed that there is a growing tendency to oral skills among engineering students. According to the data attained, gender didn’t seem to affect the student's preferences except for the fact that males preferred to be corrected immediately in front of others while females mostly preferred to be corrected later in private. Also, male students preferred to be aware of their knowledge showing success in real-life situations while female students wanted to be aware of their knowledge through success in written tasks prepared by teachers. In the end, some pedagogical implications were made.