Scientific Writing for Environment Engineering Students in the Polytechnic University of Bucharest

The basis of most academic and research work is the ability to construct a clear, convincing, comprehensive, technical essay. Scientific writing is a skill most environment engineering students need to develop, as it is not a natural ability, and it is poorly represented in the curriculum of secondary/high school instruction. It is possible to learn how to perform research and write scientific essays and research proposals effectively addressing a given topic and adequately supporting an argument with evidence. The result is commensurate with the intellectual effort devoted to this activity, with the amount of additional reading in the foreign language and with the level of native language communication skills. It also depends on the learners' critical thinking habits, on debating styles and on previous experience with studying and producing texts. To a certain extent, the type of writing is determined by the particular field in which the student/researcher is engaged, but the general points of construction are similar for all subjects. This article presents the key steps I implemented in teaching scientific writing and academic research skills to environment engineering students in the Polytechnic University of Bucharest.