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Wilss, Wolfram – Meta, 1979
Discusses the noun-plus-adjective construction in contemporary German and problems in translating this pattern into English. (AM)
Descriptors: Adjectives, English, German, Grammar
Seliman, Salbiah – 1995
A study investigated the genre, structure, and delivery of oral presentations in engineering delivered in English as a first and as a second language. Eleven manufacturing engineering presentations, four by non-native speakers of English and seven by native speakers in Loughborough, United Kingdom, were analyzed with reference to the discourse…
Descriptors: Coherence, Discourse Analysis, Engineering Education, English for Special Purposes
Hall, Dean G. – Technical Writing Teacher, 1986
Argues that comparing standard English usage to systems of standardization students are familiar with from their technical training forces technical writing students to understand the need for consistent signaling in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other language conventions. Includes an example from early American literature written in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Diachronic Linguistics, Higher Education, Language Patterns
Orr, Thomas – 1996
College teachers of English for Science and Technology (EST) are encouraged to conduct research in preparation for designing appropriate writing instruction. Specific recommendations are made for creating such a program, providing adequate support, and organizing its content, with examples offered from the program in computer science writing at…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Computer Science, Dialogs (Language)