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        <journal-title>Research Focus International Scientific Journal</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">Research Focus</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub" publication-format="electronic">2181-3833</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Ilm-fan va innovatsiyalar akademiyasi</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.66073/researchfocus.v5i6.2408</article-id>
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          <subject>13.00.00</subject>
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        <article-title xml:lang="en">DIDACTIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING FOREIGN LANGUAGE READING COMPETENCE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN ESP-BASED EDUCATION</article-title>
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          <trans-title>ДИДАКТИЧЕСКИЕ ВОЗМОЖНОСТИ РАЗВИТИЯ КОМПЕТЕНЦИИ ИНОЯЗЫЧНОГО ЧТЕНИЯ СТУДЕНТОВ ХИМИКО-ТЕХНОЛОГИЧЕСКИХ НАПРАВЛЕНИЙ В УСЛОВИЯХ ESP-ОРИЕНТИРОВАННОГО ОБУЧЕНИЯ</trans-title>
        </trans-title-group>
        <trans-title-group xml:lang="uz">
          <trans-title>ESPGA ASOSLANGAN TA‘LIMDA KIMYO MUHANDISLIGI TALABALARI XORIJIY TILDA O‘QISH KOMPETENSIYASINI RIVOJLANTIRISHNING DIDAKTIK IMKONIYATLARI</trans-title>
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      <contrib-group content-type="author">
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Shokirova</surname>
            <given-names>Mukaddas Musakhonovna</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Associate Professor, Department of Languages, Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-07-05">
        <day>05</day>
        <month>07</month>
        <year>2026</year>
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      <pub-date date-type="collection">
        <year>2026</year>
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      <volume>5</volume>
      <issue>6</issue>
      <fpage>216</fpage>
      <lpage>222</lpage>
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          <license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.</license-p>
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      <self-uri xlink:href="https://relibrary.uz/REL-A-013522/"/>
      <abstract xml:lang="en">
        <p>This article investigates the didactic opportunities for developing foreign language reading competence among chemical engineering students through an integrated ESP (English for Specific Purposes)-based instructional model. The internationalization of science and technology has intensified the need to develop this competence. A quasi-experimental design involving 60 undergraduate students in experimental and control groups was employed. The instructional intervention incorporated linguistic, cognitive, strategic, and professional components of reading instruction. The results demonstrated significant improvements in reading comprehension, the use of metacognitive strategies, and the interpretation of technical texts among students in the experimental group. The findings confirm that integrating language learning with cognitive and professional contexts enhances the effectiveness of ESP-based reading instruction. Furthermore, the article highlights effective practical approaches to developing professional reading competence in technical higher education institutions.</p>
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        <p>Данная статья исследует дидактические возможности развития компетенции иноязычного чтения у студентов химико-технологических направлений подготовки на основе интегрированной модели обучения ESP (English for Specific Purposes — английский язык для специальных целей). Интернационализация науки и технологий усиливает необходимость формирования данной компетенции. В исследовании использован квазиэкспериментальный дизайн с участием 60 студентов бакалавриата, разделённых на экспериментальную и контрольную группы. Педагогическое вмешательство включало лингвистический, когнитивный, стратегический и профессиональный компоненты обучения чтению. Полученные результаты показали значительное улучшение уровня понимания прочитанного, использования метакогнитивных стратегий, а также навыков интерпретации технических текстов у студентов экспериментальной группы. Результаты исследования подтверждают, что интеграция языкового обучения с когнитивным и профессиональным контекстами повышает эффективность обучения чтению в рамках ESP-подхода. Кроме того, в статье представлены эффективные практические подходы к развитию профессиональной компетенции иноязычного чтения в технических высших учебных заведениях.</p>
      </trans-abstract>
      <trans-abstract xml:lang="uz">
        <p>Ushbu maqola kimyo muhandisligi yo‘nalishi talabalarida xorijiy tilda o‘qish kompetensiyasini rivojlantirishning didaktik imkoniyatlarini ESP (kasbiy maqsadlar uchun ingliz tili) asosidagi integratsiyalashgan o‘qitish modeli orqali tadqiq etadi. Fan va texnologiyalarning xalqaro integratsiyalashuvi kimyo muhandisligi yo‘nalishi talabalarida xorijiy tilda o‘qish kompetensiyasini rivojlantirish zaruratini kuchaytirmoqda. Mazkur tadqiqot ESP (English for Specific Purposes) asosidagi integratsiyalashgan o‘quv modeli orqali ushbu kompetensiyani rivojlantirishning didaktik imkoniyatlarini o‘rganishga qaratilgan. Tadqiqotda 60 nafar bakalavriat talabasi ishtirok etib, ular tajriba va nazorat guruhlariga ajratildi. Intervensiya jarayoni o‘qish kompetensiyasining lingvistik, kognitiv, strategik va kasbiy komponentlarini o‘z ichiga oldi. Natijalar tajriba guruhidagi talabalarning matnni tushunish, metakognitiv strategiyalardan foydalanish va texnik matnlarni talqin qilish ko‘nikmalari sezilarli darajada yaxshilanganligini ko‘rsatdi. Tadqiqot natijalari til o‘rganishni kognitiv va kasbiy kontekstlar bilan integratsiyalash ESP o‘qitish samaradorligini oshirishini tasdiqlaydi. Tadqiqot texnik oliy ta‘limda kasbiy o‘qish kompetensiyasini rivojlantirish bo‘yicha amaliy tavsiyalarni taklif etadi.</p>
      </trans-abstract>
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        <kwd>ESP</kwd>
        <kwd>reading competence</kwd>
        <kwd>chemical engineering education</kwd>
        <kwd>didactic opportunities</kwd>
        <kwd>foreign language learning</kwd>
        <kwd>professional reading</kwd>
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        <kwd>иноязычная читательская компетенция</kwd>
        <kwd>ESP</kwd>
        <kwd>студенты химикотехнологических специальностей</kwd>
        <kwd>техническое чтение</kwd>
        <kwd>метакогнитивные стратегии</kwd>
        <kwd>инженерное образование</kwd>
        <kwd>профессиональная грамотность</kwd>
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        <kwd>xorijiy tilda o‘qish kompetensiyasi</kwd>
        <kwd>ESP</kwd>
        <kwd>kimyo muhandisligi talabalari</kwd>
        <kwd>texnik o‘qish</kwd>
        <kwd>metakognitiv strategiyalar</kwd>
        <kwd>muhandislik ta‘limi</kwd>
        <kwd>kasbiy savodxonlik</kwd>
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