​Juan Du is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Foreign Language Studies at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. She received both her Master’s degree in Teaching English as a Second Language and her Doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction in College of Education from University of Florida in 2017. She has participated in local and national conferences in the States and China, and has presented her research to colleagues in the field. She has also published research articles in key Chinese academic journals. Her research interests include English writing instructions for language learners, secondary and college literacy teaching and learning, and Chinese contemporary literature.

• Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 the importance of writing in the engineering field in today’s digital age.- Chapter3  High writing demands and standards in the workplace.- Chapter 4 Chinese engineers‘ writing difficulties.- Chapter 5 Engineers‘ explanations of writing difficulties.- Chapter 6 Discussion and implications.- Conclusion.

​Juan Du is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Foreign Language Studies at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. She received both her Master’s degree in Teaching English as a Second Language and her Doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction in College of Education from University of Florida in 2017. She has participated in local and national conferences in the States and China, and has presented her research to colleagues in the field. She has also published research articles in key Chinese academic journals. Her research interests include English writing instructions for language learners, secondary and college literacy teaching and learning, and Chinese contemporary literature.

• Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 the importance of writing in the engineering field in today’s digital age.- Chapter3  High writing demands and standards in the workplace.- Chapter 4 Chinese engineers‘ writing difficulties.- Chapter 5 Engineers‘ explanations of writing difficulties.- Chapter 6 Discussion and implications.- Conclusion.

​Juan Du is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Foreign Language Studies at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. She received both her Master’s degree in Teaching English as a Second Language and her Doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction in College of Education from University of Florida in 2017. She has participated in local and national conferences in the States and China, and has presented her research to colleagues in the field. She has also published research articles in key Chinese academic journals. Her research interests include English writing instructions for language learners, secondary and college literacy teaching and learning, and Chinese contemporary literature.

• Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 the importance of writing in the engineering field in today’s digital age.- Chapter3  High writing demands and standards in the workplace.- Chapter 4 Chinese engineers‘ writing difficulties.- Chapter 5 Engineers‘ explanations of writing difficulties.- Chapter 6 Discussion and implications.- Conclusion.