Read the text and decide whether the following statement is true or false.

        Knowledge of a foreign language

is essential for a specialist with a university degree. So the curriculum in

engineering includes a foreign language as an obligatory subject to be taken by

every student. And the would-be highly qualified specialists are glad to be

given an opportunity to improve their knowledge of a foreign language or to

take a second foreign language. Some undergraduates are likely to be learning

two foreign languages simultaneously. English is the most popular with students

of all specialities. The course aims to develop all four skills through a

series of tasks and activities that encourage students to combine their

knowledge of English with their technical knowledge.

• Knowledge of a foreign language is inessential for a

  specialist.